How common is the surname Hansberry?

1,057 people in the United States had the surname Hansberry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. It ranked 23,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hansberry?

Lorraine Hansberry, African-American playwright and author (1930-1965).

Where is the surname Hansberry most common?

Wikidata records people named Hansberry in the United States.

Is the surname Hansberry getting more or less common?

More common. 1,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,057 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Hansberry

A surname, carried by 1,057 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hansberry is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Hansbury.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,057 people named Hansberry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,005.

#23,881

rank among US surnames

1,057

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,547)

Who is named Hansberry

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

56% of people named Hansberry identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hansberrys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lorraine Hansberry
African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hansberry

Hansberry has the Soundex code H521, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H521.

Questions

Where does the surname Hansberry come from?: Variant of Hansbury.
How common is the surname Hansberry?: 1,057 people in the United States had the surname Hansberry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. It ranked 23,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hansberry?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Hansberry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hansberry?: Lorraine Hansberry, African-American playwright and author (1930-1965).
Where is the surname Hansberry most common?: Wikidata records people named Hansberry in the United States.
Is the surname Hansberry getting more or less common?: More common. 1,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,057 in 2010, up 5.2%.