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HAND

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There are approximately 6,491 people named Hand in the UK. That makes it the 1,630th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 103 are named Hand.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Hand surname in historical dictionaries

HAND. HANDS. An ancient personal name. Hand and Hande are, however, surnames without prefix in H.R. Mr. Ferguson says : " Walking through Handsworth in Staffordshire, and seeing the name of Hand upon the shops, I said to myself, ' Handsworth is the nwfh or estate of a man called Hand, and these may be descendants of that man.' "

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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