Handelman Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Handelman Surname Definition:

(German) The merchant or shopkeeper.

Handelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2601:287,66626,744
Israel1661:51,5526,766
Canada691:533,99444,923
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Handelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The merchant or shopkeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Handelman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Handelman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Handelman occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handelman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,767th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. The last name Handelman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Handelman live; 71 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,260 people, or 1 in 287,666. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Handelman is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Handelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handelman surname expanded 9,692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Handelman are 42.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Handelman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 43.25% more than the national average, earning $61,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning $65,776 CAD per year.

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