How common is the surname Hannan?

7,086 people in the United States had the surname Hannan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,571 Americans. It ranked 4,962nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hannan?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hannan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Hannan?

Tommy Hannan, American swimmer, followed by Peter Hannan.

Where is the surname Hannan most common?

Wikidata records people named Hannan in the United States.

Is the surname Hannan getting more or less common?

More common. 6,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,086 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Hannan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 7,086 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hannan is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnáin (“descendant of Annán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,086 people named Hannan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,571 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,180.

#4,962

rank among US surnames

7,086

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,956	Araiza	7,095	43,516
#4,960	Hague	7,093	43,528
#4,961	Suh	7,089	43,553
#4,962	Hannan	7,086	43,571
#4,963	Feller	7,085	43,577

Who is named Hannan

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

87% of people named Hannan identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hannans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tommy Hannan
American swimmer, born 1980
Peter Hannan
American musician, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hannon

Surnames that sound like Hannan

Hannan has the Soundex code H550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H550.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hannan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnáin (“descendant of Annán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
How common is the surname Hannan?: 7,086 people in the United States had the surname Hannan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,571 Americans. It ranked 4,962nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hannan?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hannan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Hannan?: Tommy Hannan, American swimmer, followed by Peter Hannan.
Where is the surname Hannan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hannan in the United States.
What type of surname is Hannan?: Hannan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hannan getting more or less common?: More common. 6,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,086 in 2010, up 15%.
What are other spellings of Hannan?: Hannon.