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Handyside Family History

Handyside Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Handyside a place in Berwickshire named with Middle English hanging + side ‘slope’ denoting a wood on a steep slope or hillside.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Garside, Woodside, Dandridge, Holdridge, Dansie, Hanline, Sandridge

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Where is the Handyside family from?

You can see how Handyside families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Handyside family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Handyside families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 23 Handyside families living in New York. This was about 51% of all the recorded Handyside's in USA. New York had the highest population of Handyside families in 1880.
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What did your Handyside ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Bookkeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Handyside. 32% of Handyside men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Handyside women worked as a Bookkeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    32%
  • Laborer
    27%
  • Farm Hand
    11%
  • Bookkeeper
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Bookkeeper
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Handyside. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 841 military records available for the last name Handyside. For the veterans among your Handyside ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Handyside lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Handyside life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Handyside in 1952 was 54, and 87 in 2004.

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