The Dandrea surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,310 people carried this name — #6,407 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,321).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dandrea surname

A surname transferred from the given name.

From the personal name Andrea (“Andrew”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Dandrea» (English) and «D'Andrea» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 123 people named Dandrea live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 85
Buenos Aires Province 27
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

65 people named Dandrea live in Switzerland.

They live in 1 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 65

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41 people named Dandrea.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Paris 9
Nord 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Moselle 1
Loir-et-Cher 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Savoie 1
Haute-Garonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Dandrea in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from Grand Rapids Herald-review carrying the name Dandrea
Grand Rapids Herald-review 1922-05-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Dandrea in Australian newspapers,
1940s–1980s.

115 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dandrea. The most, 58, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 35
Victoria 24
Queensland 19
Western Australia 19
South Australia 11
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dandrea.

Who carried it

People named Dandrea,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Siro Dandrea 1921–1954 · mountaineer
  • Siro Dandrea 1921–1954 · mountaineer
  • Oscar Dandrea 1941–2024 · bobsledder

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Dandrea,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,345 records

2,345 records of the Dandrea name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,336
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 404
  • Other U.S. records 605
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George E. D'Andrea

    Born 1915 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; hospital attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amalia D'Andrea

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Koenig Albert from Genoa, Naples and Palermo, aged 15; dressmaker. From Solopaca, Benevento, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles D'Andrea

    Born 1931; from Bristol County, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,345 records for Dandrea in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France149 records

149 records of the Dandrea name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert D'Andrea

    Born 1946 in Ouches; died 1994 in Saint-Étienne (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria D'Andrea

    Born 1905 in Italy; died 1994 in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert D'Andrea

    Born 1939 in Paris; died 1985 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 149 records for Dandrea in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands76 records

76 records of the Dandrea name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 50
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 24
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Hendrika D'Andrea

    Married in 1914 in Amsterdam. Died 1968 in Rijswijk, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catharina Maria Grazia D'Andrea

    Died 1944 in Heeze.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Elisabt D'Andrea

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1855 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 76 records for Dandrea in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Dandrea name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Luigi Salvatore D'Andrea

    Retired of Belmont, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Luigi D'Andrea

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Re Ditalia, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Silvio Giovanni D'Andrea

    Bank officer of Moolap, Victoria; died 1977.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Dandrea in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Dandrea name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah D'Andrea

    Died 1937 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Osvaldo D'Andrea

    Buried in 1986 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Antonio D'Andrea

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Dandrea in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Dandrea name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Constante D'Andrea

    Died 1969 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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