Explore the Family Name Hanbury

The meaning of Hanbury

1. English (West Midlands): habitational name from any of the places in Staffordshire and Worcestershire named Hanbury, from Old English (æt thǣm) hēan byrig ‘(at the) high fortress’. In some cases it may also be from Handborough in Oxfordshire, which is named from the Old English byname Hagena or Hana + beorg ‘hill’. 2. Irish (Meath and Galway): adopted for Ó hAinmhire, see Hansberry.

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

The surname Hanbury, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, witnessed a decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 37,043 in popularity, but by 2010, it dropped to rank 39,212, marking a change of -5.86%. The total count of individuals with the Hanbury surname also declined slightly from 567 in 2000 to 561 in 2010, a decrease of -1.06%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also experienced a decrease of -9.52%, going from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#39,212	-5.86%
Count	567	561	-1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanbury

In regards to its ethnic identity, the Hanbury surname is overwhelmingly associated with individuals identifying as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.83% of Hanburys were White, decreasing marginally to 96.26% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic percentage increased over the decade from 1.94% to 2.32%. No Hanburys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	96.26%	-0.59%
Hispanic	1.94%	2.32%	19.59%
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%