View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Handy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Handy (Arabic: هاندي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﺪ, Marathi: हांडी) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Handy is the 20,899^th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 279,088 people. The surname Handy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Handy reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Handy is also the 63,189^th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 9,556 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 18,379 people, or 1 in 19,721. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 5 percent are found.

Handy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Handy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Handy last name rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 195 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States Handy are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.46% registered with the party.

The amount Handy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.58% more than the national average, earning R 448,128 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $38,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.