Handsbury Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Handsbury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handsbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Handsbury Last Name Facts

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

Handsbury is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Handsbury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handsbury? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Handsbury live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Handsbury is mostly found in: Illinois, where 71 percent are found, Kentucky, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Handsbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Handsbury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Handsbury last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handsbury Last Name Statistics demography

Handsbury earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Handsbury
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