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    The surname Hanbury

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 561 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H516

    Hanbury: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hanbury #39,212, 561 people Hanbury: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hanbury #39,212, 561 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanbury is more common than 75.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Two main origins: * Habitational surname of Old English origin, from either of the two villages in England. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”), a personal name composed of the elements ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + mire (“madness, frenzy, mania”).

    Hanbury is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 561 people named Hanbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 567.

    #39,212
    rank among US surnames
    561
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #37,043)

    Who is named Hanbury

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

    96% of people named Hanbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hanburys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Hanbury
      British entrepreneur, philanthropist, gardener (1832-1907)

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    Surnames that sound like Hanbury

    Hanbury has the Soundex code H516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H516.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Hanbury come from?
    Two main origins: * Habitational surname of Old English origin, from either of the two villages in England. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”), a personal name composed of the elements ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + mire (“madness, frenzy, mania”).
    How common is the surname Hanbury?
    561 people in the United States had the surname Hanbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. It ranked 39,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hanbury?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hanbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hanbury?
    Thomas Hanbury, British entrepreneur, philanthropist, gardener (1832-1907).
    Where is the surname Hanbury most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hanbury in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Hanbury?
    Hanbury is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hanbury getting more or less common?
    Less common. 567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 561 in 2010, down 1.1%.