Sanders

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Origin: Greek, Old English, Germanic

Meaning: Sanders was originally a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Sander", originally given to someone who's father was named Sander or Alexander "defender of men" or "defending man". Sanders could also be derived from a place name in English, a village called Sanderstad, meaning "house on a sandy land". It's also an occupational surname referring to someone who worked with sand either for agriculture or construction. It comes from the Germanic word for sand.


Variants:

  • Saunders
  • Sanderson
  • Sandar
  • Sandars

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