The Sandifer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,786 people carried this name — #5,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,327 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Sandifer surname

Variant of Sandiford.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sandifer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Sandifer in American newspapers,
1897–1923.

Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Sandifer
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1897-06-15
Newspaper page from The Delta Independent carrying the name Sandifer
The Delta Independent 1911-05-05
Newspaper page from Gunnison News-champion carrying the name Sandifer
Gunnison News-champion 1923-04-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,393 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sandifer in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1940s.

33 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sandifer. The most, 15, date from the 1850s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 20
New South Wales 10
ACT (Canberra) 1
South Australia 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Sandifer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dan Sandifer
    Dan Sandifer 1927–1987 · American football player
  • Mary Sandifer d. 1820
  • Showyousuck 1901– · rapper
  • Paul Sandifer 1908–1964 · physician
  • Robert Sandifer 1983–1994

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sandifer,
in the records of 2 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 States235 records

235 records of the Sandifer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 164
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Wells Sandifer

    Born 1941; from Melvindale, Michigan. U.S. Navy, aviation machinist's mate; died in an accident 1967 in Offshore, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe T. Sandifer

    Born 1923 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Shelby; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Sunlight Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklinton, Louisiana.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Quickstep from London, aged 19; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 235 records for Sandifer in the United States.

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

Australia2 records

2 records of the Sandifer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Frederick Sandifer

    Retired of Bethanga, Victoria; died 1970.

    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 J. F. H. Sandifer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1920 aboard the Orsova, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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