Handy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Handy is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a person who is good with their hands, in other words, a handyman as the name was originally derived from the Old English hondi, which meant “skilled with his hands.” A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer’s favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.

Early Origins of the Handy family

The surname Handy was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest was an invasion and occupation of England in 1066 AD by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Bretons, Flemish, and French troops, led by William I, the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

https://www.houseofnames.com/blogs/Norman-Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.