# Hahn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hahn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 40,250 |
| US rank (2010) | 859 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,671 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (38,354 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /hɑn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Han |

## Etymology

From Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hahn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hahn in the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hahn

- Kathryn Hahn, American actress (born 1973)
- Joe Hahn, American musician
- Hilary Hahn, American classical violinist
- Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (1879–1934)
- Johannes Hahn, Austrian politician (born 1957)
- Scott Hahn, American theologian
- Don Hahn, artist, film maker, producer (born 1955)
- Emily Hahn, American writer (1905–1997)
- Erwin Hahn, American physicist (1921–2016)
- Anna Marie Hahn, American serial killer (1906–1938)
- Nikki Hahn, American actress
- Janice Hahn, American politician

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hanna, Haney, Han, Hann, Haun, Hawn, Huhn, Hain, Hohn, Haan, Hane, Hayne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.