Explore the Family Name Hanlin

The meaning of Hanlin

Irish and Scottish (western Scotland): variant of Hanlon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hanlin has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hanlin was ranked 13,400th in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, but this ranking dropped to 13,696th by 2010, representing a 2.21% decrease. However, the number of individuals bearing the surname increased from 2,084 to 2,211 during the same period, indicating a growth of 6.09%. This suggests that while the surname became slightly less common overall, more people identified as Hanlins in 2010 than in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,400	#13,696	-2.21%
Count	2,084	2,211	6.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.75	-2.6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanlin

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hanlin, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some changes over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The vast majority of Hanlins identified as White in both census years, although there was a small decrease of 1.58% over the decade. Notably, there were increases in the proportion of Hanlins identifying with multiple races (from 0.82% to 1.76%), as well as those identifying as Black (from 1.39% to 1.67%) and Hispanic (from 1.30% to 1.40%). Additionally, the 2010 census recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native ethnicities bearing the Hanlin surname for the first time, though these groups remained less than 1% of all Hanlins.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.59%	94.08%	-1.58%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.76%	114.63%
Black	1.39%	1.67%	20.14%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.4%	7.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%