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Hanna Surname Meaning

Irish (Down and Antrim) and Scottish: from Gaelic Ó hAnnaigh ‘descendant of Annach’ a personal name of uncertain origin or from Gaelic Ó hÉanna ‘descendant of Éanna’ also unexplained but well attested. See also Hannan. It has been suggested that the name may also derive from Sheanaigh a genitive case form of the Gaelic personal name Seanach but this is untenable.

This was one of very few ‘Ó’ surnames to be used in Scotland, a phenomenon which was confined to the Galloway and Carrick region. English: habitational name from Hannah (Lincolnshire) possibly derived from the Old English personal name Hana or Old English hana ‘cock’ + ēg ‘island’.

English: sometimes in East Anglia a variant of Henney. German: from a pet form of the personal name Hans. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a short form of the personal name Yūḥannān, Syriac equivalent of John.

Compare Hana 2 and Hannah Jewish: from the Hebrew female Biblical personal name Ḥanna ‘grace, mercy’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Hanna families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hanna family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hanna families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 158 Hanna families living in Lancashire. This was about 38% of all the recorded Hanna's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Hanna families in 1891.
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What did your Hanna ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hanna. 11% of Hanna men worked as a Builders Labourer and 74% of Hanna women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hanna were Cabinet Maker and Unpaid Domestic Duti.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Builders Labourer
    11%
  • Solicitor
    11%
  • Mechanical Engineer
    8%
  • Cabinet Maker
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Childrens Nurse
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    2%

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There are 34,000 military records available for the last name Hanna. For the veterans among your Hanna ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hanna lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Hanna life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Hanna in 1940 was 61, and 72 in 2004.

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