Handal
See also: handal
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Arabic حنضل (“colocynth”). This surname is particularly found in Honduras.
- Borrowed from Norwegian Handal, a habitational surname from any of several farmsteads in Norway.
Proper noun
Handal (plural Handals)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Handal is the 36788th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Handal is most common among White (49.59%) and Hispanic/Latino (48.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Handal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN