Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HANDEL
There are approximately 422 people named Handel in the UK. That makes it the 11,286th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Handel.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
HaendelHandal
Hande
Handa
Hand
Haindel
Hahndel
Haindell
Haendele
Haendell
Haehndel
Haandel
Haindle
Haindal
Haendle
Handale
Handahl
Haendal
Handall
Haandels
Haindale
Handali
Hanadel
Handala
Handaly
The Handel surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Danish.) Trade, commerce; to trade, traffic; handel, Dutch, traffic, commerce, mechanic art, profession, business, or employment.