The Hanna surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 39,890 people carried this name — #867 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,400 people counted. That is up 12% from 35,599 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Hanna surname
An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hanna» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 86 births for the Hanna name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 5 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 289 people named Hanna 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 264 people named Hanna 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 Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
179 people named Hanna live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Hanna.
Most of them — 97 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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.
In the Nordic population registers
3,337 people named Hanna 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
Hanna in American newspapers,
1896–1958.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 537,342 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hanna,
with a public archive behind them.
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Robert Hanna 1786–1858 · politician -
William Hanna 1808–1882 · writer -
Hugh Hanna 1821–1892 -
Mark Hanna 1837–1904 · screenwriter -
Marcus Hanna 1842–1921
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 226 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanna.
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