The Hann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,420 people carried this name — #5,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,316 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hann surname
From a Middle English given name derived from Johan, variant of John, or less often from Henry or Randolph.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hann» (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 160 people named Hann.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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 Poland’s population register
50 people named Hann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 72 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Hann live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 the Nordic population registers
28 people named Hann is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Hann in American newspapers,
1912–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 90,442 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benno Hann von Weyhern 1808–1890 · writer -
William Hann 1837–1889 · botanical collector
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Mary Redwood Vachell Hann d. 1962
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Jonathan Hann d. 2018
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Sebestyén Hann 1644–1713 · goldsmith
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Johann Wenzel Hann 1763–1819 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hann.
When the index is not enough
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