How common is the surname Hanke?

3,609 people in the United States had the surname Hanke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. It ranked 9,054th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hanke?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hanke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hanke?

John Hanke, American businessman, followed by Richard Hanke.

Where is the surname Hanke most common?

Wikidata records people named Hanke in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Hanke getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,609 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Hanke

An English surname, carried by 3,609 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanke is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As a German surname, from a pet form of Johan, see John, Hank. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Hanke, see Hanks.

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 3,609 people named Hanke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,652.

#9,054

rank among US surnames

3,609

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,338)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,045	Lieu	3,612	85,478
#9,048	Castelan	3,611	85,501
#9,050	Linehan	3,610	85,525
#9,054	Borjas	3,609	85,549
#9,058	Wiggs	3,608	85,572
#9,061	Snavely	3,607	85,596

Who is named Hanke

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

96% of people named Hanke identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hankes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hanke
American businessman, born 1967
Richard Hanke
Association footballer (1910-1980)
Steve Hanke
American neoliberal economist, born 1942

Notable Hankes come mostly from the United States (2) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hanke

Hanke has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hanke come from?: * As a German surname, from a pet form of Johan, see John, Hank. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Hanke, see Hanks.
How common is the surname Hanke?: 3,609 people in the United States had the surname Hanke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. It ranked 9,054th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hanke?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hanke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hanke?: John Hanke, American businessman, followed by Richard Hanke.
Where is the surname Hanke most common?: Wikidata records people named Hanke in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Hanke getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,609 in 2010, down 1.2%.