Handy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Handy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Handy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 242
Agricultural Labourer 39
Coal Miner 30
General Labourer 15
Dress Maker 13
Laundress 13
Labourer 12
Domestic Servant 11
General Servant 8
Farm Labourer 8
House Keeper 5
Horse Nail Maker 5
Annuitant 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Child 4
Iron Worker 4
Servant 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
Tailoress 4
Wood Turner 3
Blacksmith 3
Farm Servant 3
Waggoner Agricultural Labourer Daughter 3
Farmers Son 3
Railway Porter 3

Handy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hendy 80% 10,471
2 Handy 100% 9,070
3 Hendey 67% 1,372
4 Hundy 80% 502
5 Hindy 80% 269
6 Handey 83% 264
7 Henday 67% 155
8 Hindey 67% 141

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The surname Handy is the 2nd most popular variant of Hendy.

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