Handly Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

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.

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Handly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:627,09250,607
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:91,2949,438
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:75,7458,050

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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A not uncommon name in the Stewartry. From Irish O hAinle, 'descendant of Ainle,' with intrusive d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Handley = Hanley (q.v.) with intrusive d.

Handley, Dorset, occurs in an A.- Saxon charter as Heánléa

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handley9229,667/
Chandly928/
Handlay926/
Handlly920/
Andly918/
Chandley861,098/
Chandlay8663/
Heandley861/
Haindley860/
Handle83999/
Andley83127/
Handli8350/
Handla8316/
Andlay8315/
Gandly838/
Hondly830/
Jahandley801/
Chandelly801/
Khandlaay801/
Handler777,714/
Chandla77659/
Gandley77155/
Chandle77147/
Khandle7727/
Chandli7718/
Handles7712/
Handlee779/
Haindle779/
Aindley777/
Khandli776/
Hamdley775/
Hondley772/
Andelly772/
Handled771/
Andhley771/
Handliz771/
Handlle770/
Handlet770/
Handlis770/
Jandley770/
Andla73211/
Andle7373/
Andli7332/
Ondly731/
Chandler71142,781/
Chandlee71419/
Chandhla71216/
Haindler7133/
Handelli716/
Chaindla715/
Chandles714/
Chandlet713/
Chandlea713/
Jhandhli713/
Handella712/
Chandlia712/
Khandlii711/
Chamdley711/
Chandhle711/
Chandlei711/
Houndley711/
Chandlep711/
Hamdlouy711/
Handille711/
Andilley711/
Ochindly711/
Handlich710/
Handless710/
Chandlie710/
Andler671,383/
Aindla67284/
Khandelli67218/
Gandle67196/
Chandelle67141/
Chandless6784/
D'Andilly6777/
Andhle6761/
Andlia6753/
Jandle6745/
Gandli6737/
Andlep6724/
Chaundler6722/
Hondle6720/
Ayndla6712/
Khandilli6711/
Andlid6711/
Eandla679/
Chandella679/
Andlip678/
Andles678/
Chandller675/
Hamdli675/
Gondly674/
Chandliss674/
Channdler673/
Chandleer673/
Aindle673/
Jandli673/
Chandlerr672/
Chanddler671/
Chanddlia671/
Chandilla671/
Cheandler671/
Eandle671/
Handeulle671/
Aandle671/
Anddla671/
Andhla671/
Andhli671/
Andlea671/
Andlui671/
Hamdle671/
Andlio671/
Chajndler671/
Chandllis671/
Haindliss670/
Ondley670/
Andlie670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Handly
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