Researching Tony Hand
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3593 people with the Hand surname? In that year Hand was ranked number 1164 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tony means "Form of ANTHONY. priceless" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Tony Hand on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tony Hand and the Hand Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hand Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hand family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4706 people with the Hand surname in the UK? Hand is now ranked number 1250 for popularity in the UK. |
Hand Family History Databases
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Hand Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Hand surname in the USA? Hand is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Tony Hand
Tony Hand
Anthony Hand MBE (born 15 August 1967) is a Scottish former ice hockey player and coach. He was the first British player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986.
Nicknamed Two point Tony, he holds several national records, and scored over 4000 points in his career, more than any professional hockey player at any level. Still over a point-per-game scorer deep into his forties, Hand retired after the 2015 EPIHL league finals, after his Manchester Phoenix team lost.
Hand served as the head coach of the Great Britain national team, a position he assumed in 2011 and resigned from in 2013. Until the franchise folded in January 2017, he was the coach of the Manchester Phoenix. In 2017, Hand was honored by the International Ice Hockey Federation with the Torriani Award.
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