Parent’s name

Hanna surname meaning

A multi-origin surname: Irish/Scottish Ó hAnnaigh or Ó hÉanna; English from Hannah (Lincolnshire); German pet form of Hans; also Assyrian/Chaldean and Jewish lines.

Confidence: Disputed
US frequency: Rank 818 · 41,220 people
Common variants: Hanna, Hannah, Hannan, Hana

Confidence: Disputed. More than one origin is plausible, or sources disagree. We show the conflict rather than pick a cute answer.

The short story

Hanna covers several unrelated origins. In Down, Antrim, and parts of Scotland it shortens Gaelic Ó hAnnaigh, “descendant of Annach,” or Ó hÉanna, “descendant of Éanna.” English Hanna can be habitational from Hannah in Lincolnshire. German Hanna is a pet form of Hans; Assyrian and Chaldean lines shorten Yūḥannān (John); Jewish families may take the biblical female name Hannah. Hannah and Hannan are close variants. Parent’s name fits the Irish and German personal-name leads, but the many streams keep confidence disputed.

Also seen as: Hanna, Hannah, Hannan, Hana

Sources used

Geneanet / DAFN entry for Hanna (Irish/Scottish Ó forms; English Hannah; German Hans; Assyrian; Jewish)
Wikipedia / surname synthesis for Hanna (multiple ethnic streams)
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