Cognomen Shands (Shands 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare family name. The family name Shands is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, Armenia, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Australia, and China. Much less frequently, Shands is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shands | Canada, Armenia, China, United States, Australia |
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william a. shands American college football player, attorney, Florida state senator, US (b. 1889) |
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| g. d. shands American lawyer (1844-1917), US (b. 1844) |
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| alfred rives shands (b. 1899) |
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| o. norman shands (b. 1916) |
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| harley c. shands (b. 1916) |
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| alfred shands (b. 1928) |
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| mary ellen shands researcher |
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