Hand Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hand Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hand family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 350
Agricultural Labourer 85
House Servant 57
Labourer 44
At Home 29
Dress Maker 24
Farm Labourer 22
Servant 17
Tailor 17
Laundress 15
Scholar At Home 15
General Servant 15
Annuitant 14
Carpenter 14
Coal Miner 11
House Keeper 10
Blacksmith 10
Farm Servant 10
Farmer's Son 10
Shoe Maker 9
Errand Boy 9
House Maid 8
Pauper 8
Power Loom Weaver 7
Seamstress 7

Hand Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hand 100% 26,358
2 Hind 75% 25,999
3 Hinde 60% 9,174
4 Hund 75% 679
5 Hend 75% 440
6 Hond 75% 263
7 Hound 60% 139
8 Hande 80% 121

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The surname Hand is the most popular version of all its varients

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