Handford is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Handford
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Handford

How popular is Handford?

Handford is common in England.

Handford is ranked 124966 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Handfords plummeted by 6.17284 per cent to 532 since 2000 and slipped by 3933 spots and ranked at 40976. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 49.25 47.97
White 42.86 47.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.7 1.94
Others 2.44 1.94
Handford is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 3183 people have been found who wears Handford as their family name. Handford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,191 Afghanistan1
897,276 Russia1
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
7,790 Zambia1
277,603 France1
77,122 Sweden1
7,895 South Korea1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
118,015 Netherlands1
3,307 Malta1
29,046 Japan1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
13,872 New Zealand43
21,901 Chile27
71,920 Spain22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,129 Northern Ireland60
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Handford:
40,987 United States676
16,752 South Africa365
10,785 Canada364
8,637 Australia327
Countries with thousands of Handford:
5,986 England1,183
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Handford was 21 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 2, 1847. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Senator from Liverpool.

Handford Namesakes

  • Alick Handford, Cricket Player
  • Clive Handford, Bishop of Warwick
  • Phil Handford, Soccer player
  • Peter Handford, Sound Recordist

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