Sandys (surname)

Sandys is a surname of Old English origin. It is an older spelling of Sands, and is now usually pronounced as such.

People with the surname include:

• Charles Sandys (1786–1859), English antiquarian
• Duncan Sandys (1908–1987), British politician
• Edwin Sandys (disambiguation)
• Edwina Sandys (born 1938), British artist
• Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author
• Emma Sandys (1843–1877), English painter
• Frederick Sandys (1829–1904), British painter, illustrator and draughtsman
• George Sandys (1577–1644), English traveller, colonist, poet and translator
• George Sandys (politician) (1875–1937), British diplomat and politician
• Henry Sandys (MP) (c. 1607–1640), English politician
• Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer
• John Sandys (classicist) (1844–1922), British classical scholar
• John Sandys (priest) (c. 1550–1586), Roman Catholic priest and martyr
• John Sandys (MP), late 14th-century Member of Parliament for Hampshire
• Laura Sandys (born 1964), British politician
• Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798–1863), British politician
• Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire (1764–1836), née Sandys
• Miles Sandys (died 1601) (c. 1520–1601), English courtier and politician
• Miles Sandys (died 1636) (c. 1601–1636), English politician and author
• Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645), English landowner and politician
• Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645), English politician
• Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788)
• Robert Sandys, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1683, 1685)
• Samuel Sandys (disambiguation)
• Thomas Sandys (disambiguation)
• Walter Sandys (died 1435) (–1435), English politician
• Walter Sandys (died 1609) (–1609), English politician
• William Sandys (disambiguation)

See also

• Baron Sandys
• Sandys baronets
• Sandy (surname)
• Sandys (disambiguation)

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