Sandelin

Shortened from Spahandelin (surname) some time after 1667, coined by Persian-Swedish Crown Equerry Thure Spahandelin, née Abdollah Esfahani, in circa 1620, derived from Persian سپاهان (/⁠Spahān⁠/), an older form of the city and surname اصفهانی (/⁠esfahâni⁠/, “Isfahan”).

Sandelin ? (genitive Sandelins)

1. a surname.

• According to the Swedish Tax Agency, in 2024, the surname Sandelin belongs to 971 individuals in Sweden.