Handshaw Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Handshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
England551:1,013,05650,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Handshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handshaw is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Handshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handshaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Handshaw reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, Virginia, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside.

Handshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Handshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handshaw surname rose 154 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Handshaw surname are 40.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.96% registered to vote for the political party.

Handshaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $40,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handsahaw940/
Handsaw930/
Handshow881/
Hendshaw880/
Endshaw805/
Chandsab7564/
Chanchaw753/
Chandsav751/
Chancheaw7122/
Chanchaiw715/
Anchaw712/
Handshoff711/
Chanchawe711/
Handzow673/
Andchow671/
Janchaw670/

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Handshaw Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Handshaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis