Handsford Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Handsford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensford.' I do not know where the spot is. The meaning is 'the ford which belonged to Raven'; v. Raven and Ransdale, or Rawnsley.

1670. Married — Robert Ransford and Katharin Willson: St.

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Handsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Handsford (17) may also be a first name.

Handsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensford.' I do not know where the spot is. The meaning is 'the ford which belonged to Raven'; v. Raven and Ransdale, or Rawnsley.

1670. Married — Robert Ransford and Katharin Willson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1695-6. Dominick Melochling and Mary Ransford: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Hugh Hansford, who died in Loders in 1677, made a benefaction of four acres for the poor of the parish; Robert Hansford was churchwarden of Loders in 1786 (H.). The name is still in Loders.

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

Handsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handsford occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handsford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Handsford are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Handsford is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 37 percent are found, Florida, where 30 percent are found and Texas, where 19 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Handsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Handsford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handsford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Handsford last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Handsford earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $34,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handsforde950/
Handsfort890/
Hindsford890/
Hundsford890/
Hinds-Ford841/
Hanzford820/

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