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Definition: A patronymic surname derived from the given name "Sander," a medieval form of "Alexander." Alexander comes from the Greek name "Alexandros," meaning "defender of men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man."
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
SANDERSON, SANDER
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Common Surname Search Tips SANDERS Family Genealogy Forum SANDERS Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - SANDERS Genealogy SANDERS Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - SANDERS Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - SANDERS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - SANDERS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - SANDERS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
