The Hanke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,609 people carried this name — #9,054 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,652 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hanke surname

As a German surname, from a pet form of Johan, see John, Hank.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hanke» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

674 people named Hanke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 888 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 249
Masovian 85
Greater Poland 75
Łódź 62
Lower Silesian 55
Opole 44
West Pomeranian 31
Pomeranian 24

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

229 people named Hanke live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 59
Bern 37
Aargau 27
Thurgau 20
Basel-Landschaft 14
Zug 14
Lucerne 11
St. Gallen 10

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 128 people named Hanke 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 Corrientes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Corrientes 57
Misiones 39
Buenos Aires Province 32

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Hanke.

Most of them — 20 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Pas-de-Calais 4
Saône-et-Loire 4
Nord 3
Bas-Rhin 2
Paris 2
Aisne 1
Hérault 1
Seine-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

45 people named Hanke is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 45

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).

In print

Hanke in American newspapers,
1880.

Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Hanke
Westliche Blätter 1880-02-01
Newspaper page from Westliche Blätter carrying the name Hanke
Westliche Blätter 1880-01-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hanke in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

677 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hanke. The most, 273, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 221
South Australia 202
Queensland 103
Victoria 71
Western Australia 56
Tasmania 14
ACT (Canberra) 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hanke.

Who carried it

People named Hanke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Friedrich Hanke d. 2000 · gardener
  • Johann Hanke 1595–1661 · parson
  • Gottfried Hanke 1673–1727 · parson
  • Jan Expedit Hanke 1740–1807 · librarian
  • Christine Sophie Hanke 1746– · singer
  • Karel Hanke 1749–1803 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hanke,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States905 records

905 records of the Hanke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 560
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 107
  • Other U.S. records 238
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard G. Hanke

    Born 1910 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; mechanic from Nassau County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1953, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kazimiera Hanke

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 19; servant. From Kleczew, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert H. Hanke

    Born 1931; from Miami County, Ohio. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 905 records for Hanke in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany2,109 records

2,109 records of the Hanke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,102
  • German emigration and citizenship files 6
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Hanke

    Born 1890; from Oderberg, Angermünde. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 11 November 1915; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 2 January 1917 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 30).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Karl Hänke

    Left Minseln for Riehen, Switzerland in 1886.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Louis Hanke

    Estate settled in 1913.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,109 records for Hanke in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands228 records

228 records of the Hanke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 141
  • Dutch population registers 79
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Hanke

    Married in 1819 in Naarden; maidservant. Died 1847 in Naarden, aged 58.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Stephan Joseph Hanke

    Born 1900 in Rotterdam. Died 1964 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Geerlig Hanke

    In the population register of Weesp; tailor, born 1837 in Zwolle.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 228 records for Hanke in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia62 records

62 records of the Hanke name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 22
  • Other Australian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna El Hanke

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Sverge, aged 21; Prussian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friedrich Hanke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Fritz Reuter, aged 27.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Maximilian Hanke

    Forestry worker of Bullarto, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 62 records for Hanke in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Hanke name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Amelia Gerarda Hanke

    Born 1907 in Germany; died 1995 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Hanke

    Born 1932 in Marles-les-Mines (Pas-de-Calais); died 1993 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bernard Hanke

    Born 1928 in Poland; died 1991 in Eschbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Hanke in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Hanke name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Boy Hanke

    Buried in 1949 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dennis Curtis Hanke

    Died 1953; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Herman Samuel Hanke

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hanke in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Hanke name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Hanke

    Died 1953 in Herdersem; born 1885 in Natalin.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Hanke name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Gustav Hanke

    Died in 1917, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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