Sandoval is a

habitational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

of Spanish origin. It primarily originates from Sandoval de la Reina, Spain, earlier called ''Sannoval'', which is a

blend word In linguistics, a blend (sometimes called blend word, lexical blend, portmanteau or portmanteau word) is a word formed from parts of two or more other words. At least one of these parts is not a morph (the realization of a morpheme) but instead ...

of Latin ''saltus'' (meaning 'grove' or 'wood') and Latin ''novalis'' (meaning 'newly cleared land').

People with the surname

* Aarón Sandoval, Mexican footballer *

Andrew Sandoval Andrew Paul Sandoval (born January 5) is an American, best known as a Grammy Award nominated reissuer and compiler and engineer of historical albums, containing popular music from the rock era. Additionally, Sandoval has ongoing careers as author, ...

, American songwriter, musician, producer and author *

Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez (born February 28, 1938) is a Filipino jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2000 to 2008. She was the last appointment to the Court made by President Joseph Estrada. Pr ...

(born 1938), Filipino jurist * Arturo Sandoval, Cuban Latin-jazz musician *

Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval (; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began ...

(born 1963), American politician, Republican governor of Nevada *

Carla Sandoval Carla Sandoval (born 1982, Valdivia, Chile) is a Chilean pianist of classical repertoire. Sandoval began playing the piano from a young age. She earned the academic degree ''Interprete superior de Piano con distinción máxima'' (Superior piano p ...

(born 1982), Chilean pianist * Carlos Sandoval (born 1956), Mexican-German composer, musician and sound artist * Carlos Ramírez Sandoval (1939–2016), Mexican museum director and curator * Carmen Barajas Sandoval (1925–2014), Mexican aristocrat, film executive producer, bestselling author *

Cristóbal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer *Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic *Cr ...

(1581–1624), minister of state for Philip III of Spain *

Danny Sandoval Danny E. Sandoval (born April 7, 1979) is a Venezuelan former infielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Career Sandoval spent seven seasons in the Minor Leagues with the Chicago ...

(born 1979), Venezuelan baseball infielder * Diego de Sandoval (1505–1580), Spanish explorer and conquistador *

Dominic Sandoval Dominic Kyle Sandoval (born October 15, 1985), better known as D-Trix, is an American dancer, YouTube personality, television personality, and actor. He is a member of Quest Crew and former member of Fallen Kingz. Sandoval was a contestant on t ...

, American dancer and YouTube personality * Elman Joel Sandoval, Honduran politician *

Esther Sandoval Esther Sandoval (28 December 1928 – 6 February 2006) was a Puerto Rican actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television. Early years Sandoval was born Esther María González in Ponce where she received her primary and secondary education. ...

(1927–2006), Puerto Rican actress *

Eva Contreras Sandoval Eva Contreras Sandoval (born September 28, 1956 in Camotlán, municipality of Manzanillo, Colima) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN) who serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. Political career Co ...

(born 1956), Mexican politician *

Federico Sandoval II Federico "Ricky" S. Sandoval II (born 4 May 1963) is a Filipino politician and was a former representative of Malabon–Navotas from 1998 to 2007 and the lone district of Malabon from 2016 to 2019. Early life Born in Navotas on 4 May 1963, San ...

, known as Ricky Sandoval, Filipino congressman * Francisco de Sandoval Acacitzin (died 1554), native ruler of Itzcahuacan in Mexico after the Spanish conquest * Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1552/53–1625), a favorite of Philip III of Spain * Freddy Sandoval (born 1982), Mexican baseball player * Fulvia Celica Siguas Sandoval, Peruvian transsexual woman *

Gerardo Sandoval Gerardo Compos Sandoval (born 1962) is a judge of the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A practicing attorney, he defeated Superior Court j ...

(born 1962), judge of the Superior Court of California *

Gidget Sandoval Gidget Sandoval Herrera (born c. 1966) is a Costa Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International for 1983. She is the second delegate from Costa Rica to win the title, held in Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai regio ...

, Costa Rican Miss International for 1983 *

Gonzalo de Sandoval Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497, Medellín, Spain – late in 1528, Palos de la Frontera, Spain) was a Spanish conquistador in New Spain (Mexico)Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, and briefly co-governor of the colo ...

(1497–1528), Spanish conquistador in New Spain *

Hernán Sandoval Hernán René Sandoval Villatoro (born 22 July 1983) is a Guatemalan football striker who plays for local club Comunicaciones in the Guatemala's top division. Club career Nicknamed ''el Camello'' (the camel), Sandoval played for the U-20's ...

(born 1983), Guatemalan football striker * Horacio Sandoval (born 1971), Mexican comic book artist * Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter *

Irma Sandoval Ballesteros Irma Eréndira Sandoval Ballesteros (born 1972) is a Mexican politician and scholar, expert in public administration and corruption control. In 2018 she was appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as head of the Ministry of Public Adm ...

, Mexican academic *

Isabel Sandoval Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker and actress who lives in the United States. She directed the films ''Señorita'' (2011), ''Aparisyon'' (2012) and ''Lingua Franca (film), Lingua Franca'' (2019). She also directed a short film called ''Women ...

, Filipina filmmaker and actress *

Jery Sandoval Jery Luz Sandoval Sanabria (born 18 December 1986) is a Colombian actress, singer, songwriter and model. Early life Jery Sandoval was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and from a very early age lived at Carmen de Bolivar. There she studied at a Ca ...

(born 1986), Colombian actress, model and singer *

Jesse Sandoval Jesse Sandoval (born November 15, 1974) is the former drummer of American indie rock group The Shins. Sandoval initially formed Flake with singer-songwriter James Mercer, guitarist Neal Langford and bassist Marty Crandall in Albuquerque, New M ...

, American drummer, formerly of The Shins *

José León Sandoval José León Sandoval de la Cerda (1789 – 1854) was a Nicaraguan politician, member of the short lived centrist Republican Party, who served as 4th Supreme Director of Nicaragua from 4 April 1845 to 12 March 1847. A mestizo descendant of the co ...

, President of Nicaragua from 1845–47 *

Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (; born 28 March 1933 in Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and served as Archbishop of Guadalajara. Ecclesiastical career He is a son of Esteban Sandoval Ruiz and ...

(born 1933), Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop, from Mexico * Julio Terrazas Sandoval (1936–2015), Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop, from Bolivia *

Kevin Sandoval (Guatemalan footballer) Kevin Sandoval Shannon (born 18 August 1962 in Guatemala City) is a former Guatemalan Association football, footballer. International career Sandoval member of the Guatemala national football team, Guatemala national team who played at the 198 ...

(born 1962), Guatemalan footballer *

Kevin Sandoval (Peruvian footballer) Kevin Armando Sandoval Laynes (born 3 May 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian Primera División club Cienciano. Club career Sandoval made his professional debut on 11 March 2017 in Ayacucho's 1–0 d ...

(born 1997), Peruvian footballer * Luciana Sandoval (born 1980), Salvadoran television presenter, dancer and model * Luis Sandoval (disambiguation) *

Manuel de Sandoval Manuel de Sandoval was a prominent Neomexican soldier who served as governor of Coahuila (1729–1733 ) and Texas (1734–1736). During his administration in Texas, he lived in and worked on the problems of Bexar, but he neglected Los Adaes, wh ...

, Neomexican soldier, governor of Coahuila (1729–1733) and Texas *

Marlene Sandoval Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray (born January 18, 1984) is an American-born Mexican former Association football, football Defender (association football), defender and member of the Mexico women's national football team. She was allocated to the ...

, known as Rubí Sandoval, Mexican footballer *

Martin Sandoval Martin A. Sandoval (January 12, 1964 – December 5, 2020) was an American Democratic politician and senator for Illinois who admitted guilt to corruption charges in 2020.. Contains PDF and text links to the plea agreement and charges against ...

(1964–2020), American politician; Democratic member of the Illinois Senate *

Merril Sandoval Merril L. Sandoval (April 18, 1925 – February 9, 2008) was an Americans, American Navajo people, Navajo World War II veteran and a member of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of United States Marines who transmitted important messages in their n ...

(1925–2008), American Navajo World War II veteran * Miguel Sandoval (born 1951), American film and television actor *

Miguel Sandoval (composer) Miguel Angel Sandoval Cabrera ( Guazacapán, 3 November 1902–New York City, 24 August 1953), was a Guatemalan-born American pianist, conductor and composer. He spoke Spanish, English, French, and Italian. His musical works contributed greatly to ...

(1903–1953), Guatemalan film composer * Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan professional baseball player *

Patrick Sandoval Patrick Jordan Sandoval (born October 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Sandoval was born and raised in the Orange County city of Mission Viejo, California. He att ...

(born 1996), American professional baseball player *

Pete Sandoval Pedro Rigoberto "Pete" Sandoval (born May 21, 1964) is a El Salvador, Salvadoran-born United States, American death metal drummer. His first significant stint as a drummer was for the grindcore band Terrorizer, formed in 1986, where he began to ...

, Salvadoran-born American drummer of the band Morbid Angel *

Raúl Sandoval Edwin Raul Sandoval de la Torre, (born January 5, 1979 in Mexicali, Baja California) is a Mexican actor and singer. Known by his stage name Raúl, he is best known by being in the first generation of La Academia, (Mexican version of American Ido ...

, Mexican actor and singer * Richie Sandoval (born 1960), American boxer *

Roberto Parra Sandoval Luis Roberto Parra Sandoval (June 29, 1921 – April 21, 1995), also known as El Tío Roberto (''Uncle Roberto''), was a Chilean singer-songwriter, guitarist and folklorist, member of the Parra family, many of whose members are famous artists. H ...

(1921–1995), Chilean singer-songwriter, guitarist and folklorist *

Samy and Sandra Sandoval Samy and Sandra Sandoval are a brother and sister musical duo from Panama. They perform típico, a form of traditional Panamanian music and Panamanian-style cumbia. They have been praised as ''patrónes de la cumbia'' ("masters of cumbia"), a ...

, Panamanian musical duo *

Santiago Cristóbal Sandoval Santiago Cristóbal Sandoval was an indigenous Mexican sculptor who contributed works to several Mexican cathedrals, including the Puebla Cathedral and the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the M ...

, Mexican sculptor *

Shaina Sandoval Shaina Sandoval (born January 10, 1992) is an American actress. Career Shaina Sandoval was born to Samuel and Lisa Sandoval in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 10, 1992. She moved to Dallas, Texas when she was a year old, and lived there for ...

(born 1992), American actress * Sonny Sandoval, American lead singer of the band P.O.D. *

Teresita Sandoval Maria Teresa "Teresita" Sandoval Suazo (1811–1894) was among the first women of European heritage to live in the Arkansas Valley of present-day Colorado. She is one of the founders of El Pueblo (Pueblo, Colorado), El Pueblo in the current city o ...

(1811–1894) a founder of Pueblo, Colorado *

Tom Sandoval ''Vanderpump Rules'' is an American reality television series which has been broadcast on Bravo since January 7, 2013. Developed as the first spin-off from ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', it has aired nine seasons and focuses on Lisa V ...

, cast member from '' Vanderpump Rules'' * Tony Sandoval (born 1954), American marathon runner *

Valeska Sandoval Valeska Sandoval is a Nicaraguan university student. She was active in 2018 Nicaraguan protests who has been repeatedly captured by pro-government forces including once in an assault captured live on Facebook. Nicaraguan protests Originally ...

, Nicaraguan student *

Vicente Cerna Sandoval Vicente Cerna y Cerna (22 January 1815 – 27 June 1885) was president of Guatemala from 24 May 1865 to 29 June 1871. Loyal friend and comrade of Rafael Carrera, was appointed army's Field Marshal after Carraera's victory against Salvadorian lead ...

, president of Guatemala 1865–71 * Wellington Sandoval, Ecuadorian surgeon and former politician

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