Handover Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Handover Surname Definition:

Probably a Cockney corruption of Andover.

Handover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Handover (19) may also be a first name.

Handover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a Cockney corruption of Andover.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Andover; a location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Handover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handover is most common in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handover? popularity and diffusion

The last name Handover is the 2,047,559th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Handover live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

The last name Handover is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Handover is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 21 percent live and Hampshire, where 13 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Handover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Handover has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Handover last name rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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