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Handschuh Name Meaning

German: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves, or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore gloves, from Middle High German hantschuoch ‘glove’, literally ‘hand shoe’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bundschuh, Holzschuh, Holschuh, Schuh, Harsch, Harnisch, Anschutz

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Handschuh Family Origin

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Handschuh Family Occupations

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  • House Keeping

    50%

  • Knitting

    50%

In 1880, House Keeping and Knitting were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Handschuh. The most common Handschuh occupation in the USA was House Keeping. 50% of Handschuh's were House Keepings.

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Handschuh Historical Records

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Handschuh Life Expectancy

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