Find out how popular the last name Hannis is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hannis.

Hannis, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hannis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hannis in America

Hannis is the 51830th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hannis surname appeared 401 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hannis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hannis to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hannis

The surname Hannis has its origins in the Germanic region of Europe, specifically in the areas that are now modern-day Germany and the Netherlands. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bremen, Germany. In this record, dated 1287, a person named Johannes Hannis is mentioned, indicating the presence of the surname in that region during that time.

The name Hannis is thought to be a variant or derivative of the Germanic given name Johannes, which is the German form of the biblical name John. It is possible that the surname originated as a patronymic, meaning it was initially used to identify someone as the son or descendant of a person named Johannes or Hannis.

In the Netherlands, the surname Hannis is sometimes spelled as Hannes or Hannès, reflecting regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. These Dutch variations likely emerged as the name spread from the Germanic regions into the Low Countries.

One notable historical figure bearing the surname Hannis was Johann Hannis, a German mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 16th century (1545-1623). He was known for his contributions to the development of logarithms and his work on celestial mechanics.

Another individual of note was Hendrik Hannis (1633-1704), a Dutch painter and engraver who was active in the city of Utrecht during the Dutch Golden Age. His works, which included portraits and landscapes, are now held in various museum collections in the Netherlands and abroad.

In the 18th century, there was a German theologian and philosopher named Gottfried Hannis (1712-1786), who wrote extensively on topics related to natural theology and the philosophy of religion.

The surname also appears in historical records from other European countries, such as England and France, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries. For example, there is a mention of a William Hannis in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, England, from the year 1225.

In France, the surname Hannis is sometimes spelled as Hanni or Hannier, reflecting the influence of French naming conventions. One notable French individual with this surname was Jean-Baptiste Hanni (1674-1746), a Baroque-era sculptor and woodcarver who worked on various religious and architectural projects in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hannis

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hannis.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hannis was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hannis has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hannis was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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