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    The surname Hanna

    A patronymic surname, carried by 39,890 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H500 Also a first name

    Hanna: #867 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Hanna #867, 39,890 people Hanna: #867 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hanna #867, 39,890 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanna is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

    Hanna 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 39,890 people named Hanna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,740 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,599.

    #867
    rank among US surnames
    39,890
    people in 2010
    14
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.1%
    change since 2000 (was #887)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #858Medrano40,2617,669
    #859Hahn40,2507,671
    #860McMillan40,2377,673
    #861Small40,2127,678
    #862Bentley40,1937,682
    #863Felix40,1657,687
    #864Peck40,0557,708

    Who is named Hanna

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

    87% of people named Hanna identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hannas

    13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Hanna
      American animator (1910–2001)
    • Kathleen Hanna
      American musician and feminist activist, born 1968
    • Mark Hanna
      American businessman and politician (1837–1904)
    • Ciara Hanna
      American actress and model (born 1991)
    • Arthur Dion Hanna
      Bahamian politician (1928–2021)
    • Roland Hanna
      American pianist (1932–2002)
    • Richard L. Hanna
      American politician (1951-2020)
    • Ruth Hanna McCormick
      American politician (1880–1944)
    • Jake Hanna
      American drummer (1931–2010)
    • Jack Hanna
      American zoologist, born 1947
    • Robert Hanna
      American politician (1786–1858)
    • L. B. Hanna
      American politician (1861–1948)

    Notable Hannas come mostly from the United States (11), The Bahamas (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Hanna

    Hanna 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 Hanna come from?
    Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.
    How common is the surname Hanna?
    39,890 people in the United States had the surname Hanna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,740 Americans. It ranked 867th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hanna?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hanna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hanna?
    William Hanna, American animator (1910–2001), followed by Kathleen Hanna.
    Where is the surname Hanna most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hanna in the United States, The Bahamas and Australia.
    What type of surname is Hanna?
    Hanna is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hanna getting more or less common?
    More common. 35,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,890 in 2010, up 12%.
    What are other spellings of Hanna?
    Hannah, Hannay and Hanney.
    Is Hanna also a first name?
    Yes. Hanna 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.