Explore the Family Name Hanaway

The meaning of Hanaway

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinbhith (see Hanvey).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hanaway has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 37,319 in terms of popularity, with a count of 562 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had marginally improved to 37,288 with a total count of 598 individuals bearing the Hanaway surname. This represents an increase of approximately 6.41 percent over the decade. However, the proportion per 100,000 individuals slightly decreased by 4.76 percent from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,319	#37,288	0.08%
Count	562	598	6.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanaway

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hanaway based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there's a noteworthy shift over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The majority of those with this surname identify as White, although this percentage declined from 96.80 percent in 2000 to 94.15 percent in 2010. The number identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, rising from 0.89 percent to 2.68 percent, a change of more than 200 percent. There also appeared a small percentage (1.51) that identified as Black in 2010, which was absent in 2000. The percentage of people who identify as belonging to two or more races saw a decrease of around 32.8 percent over the decade. No individuals with the Hanaway surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	94.15%	-2.74%
Hispanic	0.89%	2.68%	201.12%
Black	0%	1.51%	0%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0.84%	-32.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%