Explore the Family Name Hanback

The meaning of Hanback

Americanized form of German Hambach.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hanback has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 37,374, which fell slightly to 38,532 in 2010, a decrease of 3.1%. Despite this drop in ranking, the overall count of individuals with this surname rose modestly by 2.32%, going from 561 in 2000 to 574 in 2010. The proportion of people named Hanback per 100k also saw a minor reduction of 9.52%, moving from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#37,374#38,532-3.1%
Count5615742.32%
Proportion per 100k0.210.19-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanback

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census presents some notable shifts for the Hanback surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (97.86% in 2000 to 97.39% in 2010), there were visible changes in other ethnic identities. For instance, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identification within this surname group, going from 0% in 2000 to 1.05% in 2010. Similarly, Hispanic identification was first recorded in 2010 at 0.87%. However, there was a complete disappearance of individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races, dropping from 0.89% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either of these census years.

20002010Change
White97.86%97.39%-0.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.05%0%
Hispanic0%0.87%0%
Two or More Races0.89%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%