How common is the surname Hanover?

1,257 people in the United States had the surname Hanover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. It ranked 20,949th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hanover?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hanover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hanover?

Donna Hanover, American journalist.

Where is the surname Hanover most common?

Wikidata records people named Hanover in the United States.

Is the surname Hanover getting more or less common?

More common. 1,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,257 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Hanover

A surname, carried by 1,257 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanover is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,257 people named Hanover in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,246.

#20,949

rank among US surnames

1,257

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,942)

Who is named Hanover

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

91% of people named Hanover identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hanovers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donna Hanover
American journalist, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hanover

Hanover has the Soundex code H516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H516.

Questions

How common is the surname Hanover?: 1,257 people in the United States had the surname Hanover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. It ranked 20,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hanover?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hanover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hanover?: Donna Hanover, American journalist.
Where is the surname Hanover most common?: Wikidata records people named Hanover in the United States.
Is the surname Hanover getting more or less common?: More common. 1,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,257 in 2010, up 0.9%.