The Hanau surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 122 people carried this name — #137,327 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 115 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Hanau.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
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.
Who carried it
People named Hanau,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustav Hanau 1818–1902 · banker -
Hendricus Joannes Petrus Hanau 1830–1900 · painter -
Reinhard II, Count of Hanau 1369–1451 · count
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Johann Hanau 1500–1528 · printer
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August von Hanow 1591–1661 · military officer
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Gitel Hanau 1659–1739
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanau.
- Hamoud 181 · U.S. census
- Hamouda 162 · U.S. census
- Hampe 618 · U.S. census
- Hamza 1,035 · U.S. census
- Han 29,847 · U.S. census
- Hanafi 222 · U.S. census
- Hanauer 521 · U.S. census
- Hance 4,464 · U.S. census
- Handel 2,367 · U.S. census
- Hanel 879 · U.S. census
- Hanen 239 · U.S. census
- Hang 6,863 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hanau is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.