The Hahn surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 40,250 people carried this name — #859 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,330 people counted. That is up 5% from 38,354 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hahn surname
From Korean 한(韓) (han).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hahn» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 939 people named Hahn.
128 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
768 people named Hahn live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 599 people named Hahn live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
501 people named Hahn have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 715 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 86 people named Hahn 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 Liège.
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 the Nordic population registers
448 people named Hahn are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hahn in American newspapers,
1872–1903.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 214,576 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hahn,
with a public archive behind them.
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Philip Hahn d. 1976 · actor
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Georg Hahn d. 1602 · jurist
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Reimar Hahn d. 1518 · pastor
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Augustin Hahn d. 1700 · artist
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Gerhard Hahn d. 1700 · artist
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Hans Hahn d. 1700 · artist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hahn.
- Hagen 23,616 · U.S. census
- Hagenbach 140 · U.S. census
- Hager 21,106 · U.S. census
- Hagmann 499 · U.S. census
- Hagopian 1,975 · U.S. census
- Hague 7,093 · U.S. census
- Hai 815 · U.S. census
- Haik 470 · U.S. census
- Haim 336 · U.S. census
- Hain 2,776 · U.S. census
- Haine 242 · U.S. census
- Hairabedian 166 · U.S. census
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