Explore the Family Name Hanwell

The meaning of Hanwell

English: habitational name from either of two places called Hanwell, in Middlesex and Oxfordshire. The Middlesex placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Hana or Old English hana ‘cock’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’. The Oxfordshire placename, earlier called Haneweg, derives from the Old English personal name Hana or Old English hana + weg ‘way, path, road’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hanwell saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of Hanwell as a surname dropped from 111,740 in 2000 to 132,206 in 2010, indicating an 18.32% decline. The number of individuals with this last name also decreased during this period, going from 146 people in 2000 to 128 in 2010, a reduction of 12.33%. Therefore, the proportion of the Hanwell surname per 100,000 people fell by 20%, moving from 0.05 to 0.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,740	#132,206	-18.32%
Count	146	128	-12.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanwell

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was little change observed between 2000 and 2010 for the surname Hanwell. The majority of individuals identified as White, comprising 98.63% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 98.44% in 2010. Data for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not available or suppressed to maintain privacy. The category for those identifying with two or more races also showed no data available in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.63%	98.44%	-0.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%