Where Does the Hanon Surname Come From?

Long before computers fixed spellings, Hanon and Hannon were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Hannon, is “Descendant of Annán”. Hanon drops the “n” of Hannon, a shortening that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Hannan.

Hanon ranked 63,873 in the 2010 US Census, with 312 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 1,381 births in France were registered under Hanon.

Arms linked to Hannon and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Hanon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.