Last Name HANDLY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Hanley, parishes in counties Stafford, Worcester, and Lincoln; or 'of Handley,' parishes in counties Chester and Dorset.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 50,903 (2000 US census) 30,309 (1990 US census)
Count 385 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.61%, or 345 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.01%, or 27 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.56%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.3%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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