The handy Surname
handy Name Meaning and History
English: nickname from Middle English hondi ‘skillful with
one’s hands’, ‘dextrous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 293 - Messages: 965
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Handy Worcester England | gordon h | 5 |
| HANDY Doss and Lorraine |
 t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Sarah Handy m. Leonard Scarborough abt. 1864. |
popcorn
| 6 |
| Peter Handy - Canada |
MJHANDY
| 4 |
| W. C. Handy | Susan Payton | 30 |
| HANDY, Eileen BORN 1924/25/26 TORONTO | susan schwenger (handy) | 1 |
| African American Handy's | Jacqueline Lee | 38 |
| Does anyone need infoon the MA Handy, Nickerson, Dow, Gifford families? |
mrsduckie1
| 14 |
| WORCESTER HANDYS |
xola_2000
| 13 |
| Ebenezer Handy |
caalter7
| 3 |
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