How common is the surname Hahn?

40,250 people in the United States had the surname Hahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,671 Americans. It ranked 859th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hahn?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hahn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Hahn?

Kathryn Hahn, American actress (born 1973), followed by Joe Hahn.

Where is the surname Hahn most common?

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

Is the surname Hahn getting more or less common?

More common. 38,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,250 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Hahn

A Korean surname, carried by 40,250 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hɑn/ 1 syllable Soundex H500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hahn is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Korean origin

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

One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 40,250 people named Hahn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,671 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 38,354.

#859

rank among US surnames

40,250

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #822)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#850	Benjamin	40,590	7,606
#851	Crosby	40,563	7,612
#852	Fitzpatrick	40,449	7,633
#853	Donovan	40,410	7,640
#854	Mays	40,408	7,641
#855	Mahoney	40,397	7,643
#856	Valentine	40,395	7,643

Who is named Hahn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Hahn identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hahns

19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kathryn Hahn
American actress (born 1973)
Joe Hahn
American musician, born 1977
Hilary Hahn
American classical violinist, born 1979
Hans Hahn
Austrian mathematician (1879–1934)
Johannes Hahn
Austrian politician (born 1957)
Scott Hahn
American theologian, born 1957
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, born 2002
Janice Hahn
American politician, born 1952

Notable Hahns come mostly from the United States (14), Austria (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Hahn

Hahn has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.

Other Korean surnames

All 42 Korean surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hahn come from?: From Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).
How common is the surname Hahn?: 40,250 people in the United States had the surname Hahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,671 Americans. It ranked 859th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hahn?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hahn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Hahn?: Kathryn Hahn, American actress (born 1973), followed by Joe Hahn.
Where is the surname Hahn most common?: Wikidata records people named Hahn in the United States, Austria and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hahn?: Hahn is /hɑn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Hahn getting more or less common?: More common. 38,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,250 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Hahn?: Han.