How common is the surname Hänsel?

3,815 people in the United States had the surname Hänsel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,929 Americans. It ranked 8,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hänsel?

Marion Hänsel, Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020).

Where is the surname Hänsel most common?

Wikidata records people named Hänsel in France.

Is the surname Hänsel getting more or less common?

More common. 3,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,815 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Hänsel

A surname, carried by 3,815 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hänsel is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,815 people named Hänsel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,929 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,704.

#8,622

rank among US surnames

3,815

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #8,231)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,617	Marrone	3,818	80,866
#8,622	Hänsel	3,815	80,929
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951
#8,626	Towner	3,813	80,972
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036

Who is named Hänsel

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

92% of people named Hänsel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hänsels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marion Hänsel
Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hänsel

Hänsel has the Soundex code H524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H524.

Questions

How common is the surname Hänsel?: 3,815 people in the United States had the surname Hänsel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,929 Americans. It ranked 8,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hänsel?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hänsel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hänsel?: Marion Hänsel, Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020).
Where is the surname Hänsel most common?: Wikidata records people named Hänsel in France.
Is the surname Hänsel getting more or less common?: More common. 3,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,815 in 2010, up 3.0%.