How common is the surname Hannon?

11,893 people in the United States had the surname Hannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,960 Americans. It ranked 3,016th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hannon?

Frank Hannon, American guitarist.

Where is the surname Hannon most common?

Wikidata records people named Hannon in the United States.

Is the surname Hannon getting more or less common?

More common. 11,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,893 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Hannon

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 11,893 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). Hannon is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinchín (“descendant of Ainchín”), a personal name possibly related to Annach or, alternatively, a variant of ainghein (“unborn”). It could also be a variant form of Hannan or Hanahan.

Hannon 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 11,893 people named Hannon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,960 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,578.

#3,016

rank among US surnames

11,893

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,841)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,007	Greenfield	11,922	25,897
#3,008	Mize	11,908	25,928
#3,010	Cotter	11,904	25,936
#3,011	New	11,903	25,938
#3,012	Fontaine	11,901	25,943
#3,014	Edgar	11,895	25,956
#3,015	Forman	11,894	25,958

Who is named Hannon

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

85% of people named Hannon identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hannons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Hannon
American guitarist, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Hennon

Surnames that sound like Hannon

Hannon 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 Hannon come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinchín (“descendant of Ainchín”), a personal name possibly related to Annach or, alternatively, a variant of ainghein (“unborn”). It could also be a variant form of Hannan or Hanahan.
How common is the surname Hannon?: 11,893 people in the United States had the surname Hannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,960 Americans. It ranked 3,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hannon?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hannon?: Frank Hannon, American guitarist.
Where is the surname Hannon most common?: Wikidata records people named Hannon in the United States.
What type of surname is Hannon?: Hannon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hannon getting more or less common?: More common. 11,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,893 in 2010, up 2.7%.
What are other spellings of Hannon?: Hennon.