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    The surname Hann

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,420 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H500

    Hann: #5,421 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hann #5,421, 6,420 people Hann: #5,421 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hann #5,421, 6,420 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hann is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    From a Middle English given name derived from Johan, variant of John, or less often from Henry or Randolph.

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,420 people named Hann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,091 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,316.

    #5,421
    rank among US surnames
    6,420
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,098)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,412Chevalier6,43148,009
    #5,413Ritz6,43048,016
    #5,414Fell6,42948,024
    #5,415Umana6,42648,046
    #5,417Theis6,42548,054
    #5,418Theriot6,42448,061
    #5,419Gist6,42248,076

    Who is named Hann

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

    88% of people named Hann identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Hann

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hann come from?
    From a Middle English given name derived from Johan, variant of John, or less often from Henry or Randolph.
    How common is the surname Hann?
    6,420 people in the United States had the surname Hann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,091 Americans. It ranked 5,421st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hann?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Hann?
    Hann is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hann getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,420 in 2010, up 1.6%.
    Is Hann also a first name?
    Yes. Hann is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.