Handley Surname
Approximately 29,667 people bear this surname
Handley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Hanley, 'parishes in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Lincolnshire; (a) 'of Handley, 'parishes in Cheshire and Dorset.
Tristram de Hanle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameHandley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,369 | 1:27,112 | 3,392 |
| England | 9,504 | 1:5,863 | 834 |
| Australia | 3,596 | 1:7,507 | 1,113 |
| Canada | 1,097 | 1:33,588 | 4,328 |
| New Zealand | 479 | 1:9,454 | 1,640 |
| Wales | 403 | 1:7,679 | 852 |
| Scotland | 302 | 1:17,728 | 2,131 |
| South Africa | 285 | 1:190,097 | 20,645 |
| Israel | 94 | 1:91,039 | 10,708 |
| Ireland | 84 | 1:56,059 | 3,870 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 25 | 1:234 | 49 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 108 | 1:41,017 | 3,721 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,874 | 1:5,001 | 756 |
| Wales | 112 | 1:14,004 | 834 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:49,253 | 3,418 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,211 | 1:22,713 | 2,847 |
Handley (207) may also be a first name.
Handley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Hanley, 'parishes in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Lincolnshire; (a) 'of Handley, 'parishes in Cheshire and Dorset.
Tristram de Hanle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Hanleye, Salop, ibid.
Warin de Hannclaye, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Robertus de Hannclay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Peter de Hanlay, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus de Hanlay, 1379: ibid.
1605. Thomas Hanley and Hester Gosson; Marriage Lic. (London).
1611. Robert Handley, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.
1619. John Hannleighe, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.
A not uncommon name in the Stewartry. From Irish O hAinle, 'descendant of Ainle,' with intrusive d.
(English) belonging to Handley = Hanley (q.v.) with intrusive d.
Handley, Dorset, occurs in an A.- Saxon charter as Heánléa
(English, Irish) One who came from Hanley (high meadow), in Staffordshire, or from Handley, with the same meaning, the name of several places in England; grandson of Ainte (beauty, also a hero or warrior).
There are parishes so called in Cheshire and Dorset; but the name may with equal probability spring from Andeli, in Normandy, famous as the residence of Coeur de Lion, as the birth-place of Poussin, the painter, and for the tomb of Corneille, the dramatist. Richer de Andeli was a capital tenant in Hampshire at the making of Domesday.
Or D’Andely (Lower), from Andelys near Rouen. Richer De Andeli occurs in England, 1083, as a baron (Exon. Domesd.). The name occurs in the Winchester Domesday (560), and in 1165 (Lib. Niger), when this family had estates in Hants and North Hants, and in Normandy. In England the name remained 14th cent. (Mon. Angl. i. 106, 1026; PPW; D’Anisy et St. Marie sur Domesday.) It bore the forms of Dandeleigh, Daundely, and Handley.
A location name in Derbyshire, Staffordshire.
The Handleys or Hanleys are also represented in Derbyshire and Norfolk. Handley is the name of parishes and hamlets in Cheshire, Derbyshire, etc., and Hanley is the name of places in Staffordshire and Worcestershire.
Handley Demographics
Average Handley Salary in
United States
$43,203 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Handley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Handley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,574th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 245,645 people. Handley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Handley are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Handley is also the 629,010th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 207 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 13,369 people, or 1 in 27,112. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Handley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Handley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handley surname rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 397 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 22 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Handley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Handley last name is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Handley last name are 14.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Handley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning 395,881 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.94% more than the national average, earning R 422,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $43,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,983 CAD per year.
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Handley Reference & Research
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