Handoo (Kashmiri: हंडू (Devanagari), ہینڈو (Nastaleeq)), also spelled as Handu, is a Kashmiri Pandit surname native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
[2][3] This surname descent from someone named Handoo or Hēnḍay.
In the Kashmiri language, "Hondu" refers to male sheep.
This nickname was given to a Pandit (Brahmin) man who was strong and healthy like a male sheep.
It is said that the Pandits who were Shepherds or related to flocks of sheep eventually become known as Handoo or Handu.