Hanns: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Hanns is one more way Hans has been written over the centuries. In origin, the name means “A descendant of Hans”.

Family crest and blazon

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How the spelling arose

The extra “n” in Hanns is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The 2010 census count for Hanns in the United States was 237, good for rank 80,131. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. French birth records list 230 children named Hanns between 1891 and 2000. Want more than a summary? See the Hanns family name pack.