The Haan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,940 people carried this name — #15,183 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 1,780 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 107 people named Haan.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Haan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
32 people named Haan live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Haan in American newspapers,
1916–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,788 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Haan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Simon Haan d. 1661 · printer
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Haan d. 1729 · portrait painter
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Georg Haan d. 1628 · beamter
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Katharina Haan 1581–1628
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Václav Haan 1714–1765 · composer
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Andreas Leopold Haan 1735–1768 · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Haan.
When the index is not enough
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