How common is the surname Hanshaw?

3,030 people in the United States had the surname Hanshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,896 Americans. It ranked 10,582nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hanshaw?

Annette Hanshaw, American singer (1901-1985), followed by Verena Hanshaw.

Where is the surname Hanshaw most common?

Wikidata records people named Hanshaw in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Hanshaw getting more or less common?

More common. 2,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,030 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Hanshaw

A surname, carried by 3,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanshaw is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,030 people named Hanshaw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,896 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,829.

#10,582

rank among US surnames

3,030

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,434)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,577	Hartzog	3,031	101,863
#10,582	Hanshaw	3,030	101,896
#10,584	Vidrine	3,029	101,930
#10,587	Biller	3,028	101,964
#10,589	Stgeorge	3,026	102,031

Who is named Hanshaw

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

91% of people named Hanshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hanshaws

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annette Hanshaw
American singer (1901-1985)
Verena Hanshaw
Austrian association football player, born 1994

Notable Hanshaws come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hanshaw

Hanshaw 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 Hanshaw?: 3,030 people in the United States had the surname Hanshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,896 Americans. It ranked 10,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hanshaw?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hanshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hanshaw?: Annette Hanshaw, American singer (1901-1985), followed by Verena Hanshaw.
Where is the surname Hanshaw most common?: Wikidata records people named Hanshaw in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Hanshaw getting more or less common?: More common. 2,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,030 in 2010, up 7.1%.