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
Average Handly Salary in
United States
$43,259 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Handly? popularity and diffusion
Handly is the 508,499th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Handly reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Handly is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 46 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 627,092. In The United States Handly is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Arkansas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.
Handly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Handly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handly surname decreased 13 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Handly surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes
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