Handley is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Handley
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

There are parishes so called in Cheshire and Dorset; but the name may with equal probability spring from Andeli, in Normandy, famous as the residence of Cour de Lion, as the birth-place of Poussin, the painter, and for the tomb of Corneille, the dramatist. Richer de Andeli was a capital tenant in Hampshire at the making of Domesday.

One who came from Hanley meaning "high meadow," in Staffordshire, or from Handley, with the same meaning, the name of several places in England; grandson of Ainte meaning "beauty, also a hero or warrior".

The form of Hanley. One who came from Hanley meaning "high meadow," in Staffordshire, or from Handley, with the same meaning, the name of several places in England; grandson of Ainte meaning "beauty, also a hero or warrior".

Handley is variation of Hanley. Cock's field.

How popular is Handley?

Handley is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, South Africa.

Handley is ranked 18584 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Handley bearers increased by 0.53 per cent in 2010 US census to 9722 since 2000, the surname slipped by 275 spots and ranked at 3657. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.03 86.25
Black 10.47 9.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.66
Others 1.92 1.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.38
Handley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is ahead in terms of density. Around 29666 people have been found who wears Handley as their family name. Handley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Handley:
3,391 United States13,368
Countries with thousands of Handley:
834 England9,504
1,113 Australia3,596
4,328 Canada1,097
Countries with hundreds of Handley:
1,640 New Zealand479
852 Wales403
2,131 Scotland302
20,645 South Africa285
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,708 Israel94
3,870 Ireland84
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,216 Spain47
208,465 Thailand45
3,866 Northern Ireland43
15,464 United Arab Emirates40
76,713 Argentina32
7,666 Singapore30
49 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha25
158,771 Germany22
213,627 France20
35,486 Sweden20
36,405 Switzerland16
202,133 Philippines12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
26,217 Estonia8
47,258 Norway8
486,533 Brazil6
3,169 Isle of Man6
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Bridget Handley worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 27 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Fidelia and arrived on June 1, 1846. Michael Handley, Niels Handley, aged 1 year old, Cotton Spinner James Handley, Immigrant U Handley, Mary Handley, aged 20, Mary Handley, aged 50, 22 years old Bridget Handley, 15 years old Mary Handley, and 19 other Handley around 62.5% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Glasgow.

From Germany

John Handley was 20 years old when he migrated to USA on April 1, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as shoemaker and took Northumberland from London.

Handley Namesakes

  • Joe Handley, former teacher and civil servant and was the tenth Premier of the Northwest Territories
  • Vernon Handley, British conductor
  • Wayne Handley, American airshow performer, former naval aviator
  • David Handley, leader of the militant pressure group Farmers for Action
  • Tommy Handley, British comedian
  • Taylor Handley, American actor
  • Ray Handley, former American football player and coach
  • Harold W. Handley, 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
  • Brian Handley, English football centre-forward
  • Mary Ann Handley, American politician
  • Wal Handley, champion British inter-war motorcycle racer with four wins at the Isle of Man TT Races
  • Gene Handley, American professional baseball player and scout
  • Lee Handley, American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman
  • Jody Handley, English former footballer from Stafford
  • William Anderson Handley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Louis Handley, Italian-born American freestyle swimmer and water polo player

Handley Namesakes

  • Joe Handley, former teacher and civil servant and was the tenth Premier of the Northwest Territories
  • Vernon Handley, British conductor
  • Wayne Handley, American airshow performer, former naval aviator
  • David Handley, leader of the militant pressure group Farmers for Action
  • Tommy Handley, British comedian
  • Taylor Handley, American actor
  • Ray Handley, former American football player and coach
  • Harold W. Handley, 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
  • Brian Handley, English football centre-forward
  • Mary Ann Handley, American politician
  • Wal Handley, champion British inter-war motorcycle racer with four wins at the Isle of Man TT Races
  • Gene Handley, American professional baseball player and scout
  • Lee Handley, American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman
  • Jody Handley, English former footballer from Stafford
  • William Anderson Handley, U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Louis Handley, Italian-born American freestyle swimmer and water polo player

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