The Hanus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,406 people carried this name — #19,275 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 1,316 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
1,012 people named Hanus have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,149 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 353 people named Hanus.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 121 people named Hanus 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 Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Hanus,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Henry Hanus 1855–1941 · mathematician -
Emmerich Hanus 1884–1956 · screenwriter -
Pierre Hanus 1766– · politician
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Ladislav Hanus 1865– · numismatist
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Václav Hanus 1866–1929 · writer
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Gusti Hanus 1869–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanus.
When the index is not enough
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