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Shands
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English
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Etymology 1
Two possible origins:
Variant of Scottish en Shand, with the English patronymic suffix en -s.
Possibly an Americanized spelling of en de Schantz.
Proper noun
~ es
en.
en ghost town co/Nevada County s/California c/US.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Shands is the 19398th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1393 individuals. Shands is most common among White (53.12%) and Black/African American (41.64%) individuals.
Further reading
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Shand
en surnames from German