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

 * Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829–1904), British Pre-Raphaelite painter, aka Frederic Sandys
 * Charles Sandys (1786–1859), English antiquarian
 * Charles Sandys (captain), captain of HMS Dido (1784)
 * Duncan Sandys (1908–1987), British politician
 * Edwin Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588)
 * Edwin Sandys (died 1629) (1561–1629)
 * Edwin Sandys (died 1608) (c. 1564–1608)
 * Edwin Sandys (died 1623) (1591–1623)
 * Edwin Sandys (MP for Worcestershire) (1659–1699)
 * Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726–1797)
 * Edwina Sandys (born 1938), British artist
 * Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author
 * Emma Sandys (1843–1877), English painter
 * George Sandys (1577–1644)
 * George John Sandys (1875–1937), British diplomat
 * Henry Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Henry Sandys (MP) (c. 1607–1640)
 * Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer
 * John Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * John Sandys (c. 1550–1586), Roman Catholic priest and martyr
 * John Sandys (MP), late 14th-century member of parliament for Hampshire
 * John Sandys (classicist) (1844–1922), British classical scholar
 * Laura Sandys (born 1964), British politician
 * Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798–1863)
 * Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire née Sandys (1764–1836)
 * Miles Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Miles Sandys (died 1601)
 * Miles Sandys (died 1636)
 * Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645)
 * Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788)
 * Rachael-Emily Sandys of Manchester (1999)
 * Robert Sandys, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1683, 1685)
 * Samuel Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Samuel Sandys (died 1623) (1560–1623)
 * Samuel Sandys (Royalist) (1615–1685)
 * Samuel Sandys (died 1701) (c. 1637–1701)
 * Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695–1770)
 * Thomas Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (died 1560), English peer
 * Thomas Sandys (MP for Gatton) (1600–1658), English politician
 * Thomas Sandys (merchant) (fl. 1682–1683), English merchant, subject of the legal case East India Company v. Sandys
 * Thomas Sandys (1837–1911), British army officer and politician
 * Walter Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * Walter Sandys (died 1435) (c. 1376–1435)
 * Walter Sandys (died 1609) (c. 1540–1609)
 * William Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
 * William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1470–1540), English diplomat
 * William Sandys (waterworks engineer) (1607–1669), politician and navigational engineer
 * William Sandys (antiquarian) (1792–1874), English antiquarian and Christmas carol collector