Handal

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: Borrowed from Arabic حَنْضَل (ḥanḍal, “colocynth”), a dialectal merger of حَنْظَل (ḥanẓal, “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, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 124.