Zand Family History
Zand Name Meaning
Iranian: from Zand the name of a dinasty which ruled Persia 1751–9 It is based on Middle Persian zand ‘great powerful’ and was originally the name of a former Iranian tribe. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Sand . German: perhaps a nickname for someone with protruding or otherwise remarkable teeth from Middle High German zand ‘tooth’. Dutch (mainly Van der Zand and Van de Zand): habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called with Dutch zand ‘sand’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022