Handly Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Handly 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 SurnameHandly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 578 | 1:627,092 | 50,607 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 267 | 1:91,294 | 9,438 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 663 | 1:75,745 | 8,050 |
Handly (46) may also be a first name.
Handly 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
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.
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.
Handly Demographics
Handly Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Handly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Handly is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Handly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 508,499th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Handly are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.
Handly is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 627,092. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.
Handly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Handly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 13 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Handly are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Handly earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.2% less than the national average, earning $39,150 CAD per year.
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Handly Reference & Research
Hanley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hanley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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