Handsaker Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Handsaker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Handsacre,' a parish in Staffordshire, near Rugeley. This surname looks as if it were the sobriquet of some demonstrative welcomer of his friends, but the spelling and pronunciation are simply imitative.

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Handsaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Australia1151:234,74522,001
England1061:525,64232,946
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Handsaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Handsacre,' a parish in Staffordshire, near Rugeley. This surname looks as if it were the sobriquet of some demonstrative welcomer of his friends, but the spelling and pronunciation are simply imitative.

William Hondeshakere, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

Elizabeth Hondesacre, Close Rolls, 18 Henry VI.

1623. Rowland Powell and Bridget Handsaker: Marriage Lic. (London).

1656. Buried — Joane Hansaker, a pensioner: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Handsaker Last Name Facts

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

Handsaker is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handsaker? popularity and diffusion

Handsaker is the 548,408th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. Handsaker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Handsaker are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Handsaker is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 1,015,291. In The United States Handsaker is most numerous in: Iowa, where 33 percent live, Oregon, where 20 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Handsaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Handsaker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handsaker surname grew 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 482 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handsaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Handsaker surname are 0.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.03% being registered with the party.

Handsaker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handsacker953/
Handshaker951/
Hamdshaker841/
Hanzaker822/
Hancaker820/
Handsacre781/
Hancsakjr781/
Hanzeker713/
Hanzecker670/
Honzeker591/

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