Explore the Family Name Hahner

The meaning of Hahner

1. German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn. 2. South German: occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane ‘rooster’. 3. German (Hähner): variant of Häner (see Haener 1).

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How common is the last name Hahner in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hahner has experienced a slight decrease in popularity over the 10-year period between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 62,577 in 2000 to 64,721 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 3.43%. The count, however, did see a minor increase from 299 to 307, this represents about a 2.68% growth. Proportionally, there was a decline in the number of people with the Hahner surname per 100,000 people, falling by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#64,721	-3.43%
Count	299	307	2.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hahner

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Hahner surname remained predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White. In 2000, about 97.66% of those with the surname identified as White, which decreased slightly to 95.77% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of those with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or those identifying with two or more races for both years. Notably, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group in 2010, accounting for 2.28%, a category that had no representation in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.66%	95.77%	-1.94%
Hispanic	0%	2.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%