Sandy

The Noble Tribe of Sandy represented here by Lord Sidney, Barony of Malvang & Seneschal of Sandy. The Anglo-Saxon name Sandy comes from when the family resided in the residence that was near the sands. Sandy is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. During the Middle Ages people were very conscious of the variations in their surroundings including the soil types. In this case the original bearers of the surname Sandy were named due to their close proximity to the sands.