The Hanze surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 120 people carried this name — #139,228 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 13% from 106 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Hanze.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 45 people named Hanze 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 Liège.
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 Hanze,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christophe Hanze 1966– · illustrator
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanze.
- Hanser 519 · U.S. census
- Hanson 111,144 · U.S. census
- Hanss 132 · U.S. census
- Hantz 663 · U.S. census
- Hanus 1,406 · U.S. census
- Hany 167 · U.S. census
- Happ 1,172 · U.S. census
- Happe 683 · U.S. census
- Haran 919 · U.S. census
- Harang 226 · U.S. census
- Harant 111 · U.S. census
- Harari 1,030 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hanze is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.