Find out how popular the last name Handon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Handon.

Handon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Handon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Handon in America

Handon is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Handon surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Handon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Handon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Handon

The surname HANDON is of English origin, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period. The name is thought to have originated from a place name, possibly a location where the family resided or held land. One possible derivation is from the Old English words "han," meaning a sheltered area or valley, and "don," meaning a hill or elevated ground. This suggests that the name may have referred to a family living in a sheltered valley or near a hill.

In early records, the surname appears with various spellings, such as Handon, Handone, and Handonne, reflecting the lack of standardized spelling practices during that time. The earliest known record of the name dates back to the 13th century, with a mention of a Richard de Handon in the Pipe Rolls of Warwickshire in 1230.

The name HANDON can also be found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, which were ancient records used for tax purposes. This suggests that the family had a presence in the region during that period.

One notable figure bearing the HANDON surname was Sir John Handon, a knight who lived in the late 14th century. He was a prominent landowner in Warwickshire and served as a Member of Parliament for the county in 1391.

Another historical figure was William Handon, a yeoman farmer who lived in Oxfordshire during the 16th century. He is mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524, which were tax records used to collect funds for the Crown.

In the 17th century, the HANDON name appears in parish records from the village of Aston, located in Warwickshire. These records include the baptism of Thomas Handon in 1642 and the marriage of William Handon and Elizabeth Smyth in 1670.

Moving into the 18th century, there are records of a family with the HANDON surname residing in the village of Barford, also in Warwickshire. John Handon, born in 1712, was a prominent member of this family and worked as a successful merchant.

The HANDON name has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Handon Hill in Warwickshire and Handon Farm in Oxfordshire, further reinforcing its connection to specific geographic locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Handon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Handon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Handon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Handon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Handon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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