Explore the Family Name Hannagan

The meaning of Hannagan

Irish: variant of Hannigan.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hannagan held a steady popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from 44,027 to 44,034, a slight decrease of 0.02%. In terms of actual count, however, there was an increase of 6.07% from 461 in 2000 to 489 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also remained consistent at 0.17 in both years.

20002010Change
Rank#44,027#44,034-0.02%
Count4614896.07%
Proportion per 100k0.170.170%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hannagan

In terms of ethnic identity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Hannagan surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.11%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Ethnic identities of Two or More Races saw a small increase from 1.95% to 2.04%, while Hispanic identity experienced a significant rise of 75% from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased to 0% in 2010 from 1.52% in 2000.

20002010Change
White94.79%94.89%0.11%
Hispanic1.52%2.66%75%
Two or More Races1.95%2.04%4.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.52%0%0%