The Hanner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,748 people carried this name — #8,753 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,672 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

112 people named Hanner 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

Sweden (2022) 81
Finland (2026) 31

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

Hanner in American newspapers,
1881–1903.

Newspaper page from Lake Charles Commercial carrying the name Hanner
Lake Charles Commercial 1881-10-08
Newspaper page from The Houma Courier carrying the name Hanner
The Houma Courier 1903-09-19
Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name Hanner
The Western News 1903-09-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,069 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hanner in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

645 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hanner. The most, 115, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 240
Victoria 154
New South Wales 131
Queensland 64
Western Australia 43
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Hanner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann David Hanner 1754–1795 · writer
  • Carl Hanner 1796–1847 · organ builder
  • Pehr Carlsson Hanner 1801–1862 · priest
  • Josef Hanner 1876–1954 · engineer
  • Hanns Hanner 1883–1966 · artist
  • Hanns Hanner 1883–1966 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hanner,
in the records of 6 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 States419 records

419 records of the Hanner name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 133
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 130
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alwin L. Hanner

    Born 1907 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; aircraft mechanic. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    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 Julie Hanner

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 21; servant. From Berne, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert E. Hanner

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1997; buried at Alamance Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 419 records for Hanner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany52 records

52 records of the Hanner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 51
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Hanner

    From Neusalz a. O. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 25 November 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 23 December 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 333).

    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 Maria Josefa Hanner

    Left Wolterdingen for Laufen, Württemberg in 1840.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joseph Hanner

    From Kareth, Oberpf. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 6 December 1914 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 11).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Hanner 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).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Hanner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 26
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Hanner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Tuisko, aged 42; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Oscar Hanner

    Plumber of Sth Caulfield, Victoria; died 1985.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Hanner

    Listed at Hobart, Tasmania, in the census of 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Hanner 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Hanner 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 Arthur Eugene Hanner

    Born 1901 in Rouffach; died 1978 in Rouffach (Haut-Rhin).

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

    Born 1923 in the United States; died 1993 in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme).

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

    Born 1907 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin); died 1989 in Savigny-sur-Orge (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hanner 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Hanner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Karl Josef Hanner

    Died 1944 in Russia, aged 25.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Geesje Hanner

    In a population register; born 1852 in Hasselt.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Else Hanner

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1913 in Hamborn.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Hanner name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Hanner

    Died 1991; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Hanner

    Died 1950; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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