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

Hanrahan, 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 Hanrahan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hanrahan in America

Hanrahan is the 6141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hanrahan surname appeared 5,578 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hanrahan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hanrahan 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 Hanrahan

The surname Hanrahan originated in Ireland, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic name "O'hAnradhain," which means "descendant of Anradhan." Anradhan was a personal name composed of two elements: the Irish word "an," meaning vigor or strength, and "radh," meaning speech or utterance.

The name was particularly prevalent in the southern regions of Ireland, especially in counties Cork and Kerry. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Annals of Inisfallen, a chronicle of medieval Irish history written between the 11th and 13th centuries.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Hanrahan name appeared in various Irish manuscripts and records, such as the Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns and the Irish Patent Rolls. These documents often mentioned individuals with the surname in connection with land grants, legal disputes, and other official matters.

One of the earliest known individuals bearing the Hanrahan surname was Donnchadh O'Hanrahan, a renowned Irish poet and scholar who lived in the late 14th century. He was a member of the renowned Bardic family of poets and historians from County Sligo.

Another notable figure was Captain James Hanrahan, an Irish soldier who served in the Spanish Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648). He fought alongside the famous Irish commander, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in the Battle of Nieuport in 1600.

In the 18th century, John Hanrahan (1737-1801) was a prominent Catholic priest and scholar from County Cork. He played a significant role in preserving Irish language and culture during a time of oppression against Catholics in Ireland.

Mary Hanrahan (1833-1905) was a renowned Irish language scholar and writer from County Limerick. She published several works, including a collection of Irish folklore and legends, and contributed to the preservation of the Irish language.

Michael Hanrahan (1870-1944) was a prominent Irish republican and politician from County Clare. He was a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons from 1917 to 1922.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hanrahan

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

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 Hanrahan 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 Hanrahan 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 Hanrahan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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