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Handle Family History

Handle Surname Meaning

Probably from a Middle English rhyming pet form of Randle (see Randall). Compare Hobb and Hick as pet forms of Robert and Richard.

Perhaps from Middle English handel hondel ‘handle’ in some unascertained application; compare William de Handlesettare 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Gloucs).

Anglicized form of Handel.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Handle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Handle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Handle families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 18 Handle families living in Lancashire. This was about 26% of all the recorded Handle's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Handle families in 1891.
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What did your Handle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Handle. 80% of Handle women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    20%

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Passenger Lists

There are 437 immigration records available for the last name Handle. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Handle. For the veterans among your Handle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Handle lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Handle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Handle in 1965 was 76, and 74 in 2004.

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