# Hanvey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hanvey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,103 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,135 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 279,914 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.3% (1,047 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hanaway, Hannaway, Hanway |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinbheith (“descendant of Ainbhioth”), a byname meaning "stormy".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hanvey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Hamby, Hemby, Hanif, Hamp, Hemp, Hampe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.