Handy Surname
Approximately 26,112 people bear this surname
Handy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the handy,' the expert, the ready, the attentive; v. Hendy, a Middle English form of the same word.
Robert Handy, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III. pt. I.
1792. Married — William Handy and Mary Goode: St.
Read More About This SurnameHandy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,379 | 1:19,721 | 2,484 |
| England | 2,104 | 1:26,482 | 3,618 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Canada | 816 | 1:45,154 | 5,560 |
| Indonesia | 494 | 1:267,711 | 24,209 |
| Poland | 275 | 1:138,214 | 20,006 |
| Cameroon | 260 | 1:79,881 | 9,800 |
| Australia | 244 | 1:110,638 | 12,326 |
| France | 212 | 1:313,315 | 47,708 |
| Ireland | 150 | 1:31,393 | 2,720 |
| Germany | 111 | 1:725,274 | 54,868 |
| Wales | 89 | 1:34,770 | 3,467 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:60,839 | 4,966 |
| Jamaica | 84 | 1:34,166 | 2,394 |
| Guyana | 61 | 1:12,495 | 1,773 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 77 | 1:57,531 | 4,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 959 | 1:25,417 | 3,503 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,545 | 1:11,049 | 1,438 |
Handy (9,556) may also be a first name.
Handy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the handy,' the expert, the ready, the attentive; v. Hendy, a Middle English form of the same word.
Robert Handy, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III. pt. I.
1792. Married — William Handy and Mary Goode: St. George, Hanover Square.
1793. — Thomas Handy and Sarah Hodges: ibid.
(English) The polite, courteous man; one who came from Hanby (Handi’s stream or Hundi’s village; the name of two places in Lincolnshire; descendant of Handi.
Expert, clever-the characteristic of the first bearer.
Handy Demographics
Average Male Handy Height
177.75 cm
Average Female Handy Height
162.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Handy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Handy (Arabic: هاندي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﺪ, Marathi: हांडी) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Handy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Handy is the 20,899th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 279,088 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Handy live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Handy is also the 63,189th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 9,556 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 18,379 people, or 1 in 19,721. In The United States Handy is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 5 percent live.
Handy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Handy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Handy surname expanded 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 195 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Handy last name are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.46% registered with the party.
The amount Handy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.58% more than the national average, earning R 448,128 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $38,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Handy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Handy in the Marathi language | ||
| हांडी | handi | 58.82 |
| हंडी | handi | 23.53 |
| हांडे | hande | 17.65 |
| Handy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻨﺪ | hnd | 50 |
| ﺣﻨﺪﻱ | hndy | 25 |
| ﺣﻨﺪﻯ | hndy | 25 |
| Handy in the Arabic language | ||
| هاندي | handy | - |
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Handy Reference & Research
Hanley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hando FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hanley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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