Explore the Family Name Handlos

The meaning of Handlos

German: 1. from handlos, literally ‘handless’, hence presumably a nickname for someone who had lost one or both of his hands. 2. status name for a feudal tenant, who paid the so-called hant-loese ‘hand fee’ for a non-inheritable fief given to him for life; from Middle High German hant ‘hand’ + lœse ‘redemption in cash’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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How common is the last name Handlos in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Handlos has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 74,675 in terms of commonality, and by 2010, its rank had slightly dropped to 75,317, representing a 0.86% decrease. However, the number of individuals with the Handlos surname increased from 241 to 256 during this timeframe, indicating a growth rate of 6.22%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#75,317	-0.86%
Count	241	256	6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Handlos

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most bearers of the Handlos surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 99.17% to 96.88%. There was also a new entry in the 2010 census data, with 2.34% identifying as Hispanic. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were either zero or suppressed for privacy (S) in both years. This suggests that these ethnic groups are either non-existent or very small within the population possessing the Handlos surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.17%	96.88%	-2.31%
Hispanic	0%	2.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%