How common is the surname Hans?

4,427 people in the United States had the surname Hans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,741 Americans. It ranked 7,516th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hans?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Hans getting more or less common?

More common. 3,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,427 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Hans also a first name?

Yes. Hans 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.

The surname Hans

A surname, carried by 4,427 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hans is more common than 95.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,427 people named Hans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,741 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,991.

#7,516

rank among US surnames

4,427

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,691)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,513	McQuade	4,430	69,694
#7,514	Duquette	4,429	69,710
#7,515	Shuster	4,428	69,726
#7,516	Hans	4,427	69,741

Who is named Hans

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

82% of people named Hans identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hans

Hans has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

How common is the surname Hans?: 4,427 people in the United States had the surname Hans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,741 Americans. It ranked 7,516th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hans?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Hans getting more or less common?: More common. 3,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,427 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Hans also a first name?: Yes. Hans 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.