Handleman Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Handleman Surname Definition:

(German) The merchant or shopkeeper.

Handleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Handleman 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

Handleman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handleman occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Handleman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Handleman is the 853,416th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Handleman live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Handleman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 1,173,006. In The United States Handleman is most common in: Maryland, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Handleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Handleman surname expanded 3,863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handleman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Handleman are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Handleman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.7% more than the national average, earning $54,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,966 CAD per year.

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