Hanna (surname)

Hanna or Hannah is an Irish and Scottish surname, ultimately of Irish origin from Ó hAnnaidh, or descendants of the lowland Clan Hannay.

Hanna (حنا) is also a common surname among Arab Christians in the Middle East, including Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Hanna (ܚܲܢܵܐ) is also an Assyrian surname, a shortened form of Yohannan, the Aramaic equivalent of John.

Notable people with these surnames include:

Hanna

• Alex Hanna (born 1961), English artist
• Arthur Dion Hanna (1928–2021), Governor-General of the Bahamas
• Billy Hanna (c. 1929–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
• Charles Hanna (1889–1942), American politician
• Ciara Hanna (born 1991), American actress and model
• Daniel D. Hanna (1923–1993), American politician
• David Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
• Delphine Hanna (1854–1941), American physical education professor
• Edward A. Hanna (1922–2009), American politician
• Edward Joseph Hanna (1860–1944), American bishop
• Gabbie Hanna (born 1991), American Internet personality
• George Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gertrud Hanna (1876–1944), German activist and politician
• Gila Hanna (born 1934), Canadian mathematics educator and philosopher of mathematics
• Jack Hanna (born 1947), American animal expert
• James Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jenn Hanna (born 1980), Canadian curler
• Jennie Hanna (1856–1924), American missionary worker and religious auxiliary founder
• Jim Hanna (loyalist) (c. 1947–1974), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
• Jim Hanna (writer), American comedy writer
• John Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kate Hanna (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
• Kathleen Hanna (born 1968), American musician, activist and writer
• Lucy Hanna, American photographer
• Marjorie Hanna, Canadian ballplayer, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Mark Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ray Hanna (1928–2005), New Zealand-born RAF officer, later a civilian pilot and 'warbird' collector
• Richard Hanna (New York politician) (1951–2020), United States Representative from New York
• Roland Hanna (1932–2002), American jazz pianist
• Stanley S. Hanna (1920–2012), American physicist
• Stephen Hanna, New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Steve Hanna (born 1958), Bahamian triple jumper
• Vincent Hanna (1939–1997), Northern Irish television journalist
• William Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people

Hannah

• Alan Hannah (born 1971), Scottish curler and coach
• Andrew Hannah (1864–1940), Scottish footballer
• Barbara Hannah (1891–1982), English psychologist
• Barry Hannah (1942–2010), American author
• Bob Hannah (born 1956), American motorcycle racer
• Bob Hannah (baseball), American college baseball coach
• Bobby Hannah, Scottish footballer
• Brook Hannah (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer and missionary
• Bryony Hannah (born 1984), British actress
• Charley Hannah (born 1955), American football player
• Colin Hannah (1914–1978), Australian military pilot and politician
• Daryl Hannah (born 1960), American actress
• David Hannah (born 1973), Scottish (association) football player
• David Hannah (footballer, born 1867) of Ireland
• Dorita Hannah, New Zealand architect
• George Hannah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Hannah, Canadian musician
• Izabela Hannah, dancer
• Jack Hannah (1913–1994), American director of animated shorts
• John Hannah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lee Hannah, conservation ecologist
• Liz Hannah (born 1985), American screenwriter and producer
• Marc Hannah (born 1956), American computer scientist
• Michael Hannah (born 1983), Australian mountain biker
• Muriel Hannah (died 1969), Alaskan artist
• Ross Hannah (born 1986), English footballer
• Tracey Hannah (born 1988), Australian mountain biker
• Truck Hannah (1889–1982), American baseball player

Fictional characters

• Curtis Hannah, soap opera character in Shortland Street
• Jack Hannah (Shortland Street), soap opera character
• Mark Hanna, from the film The Wolf of Wall Street, played by Matthew McConaughey
• Vincent Hanna, from the film Heat, played by Al Pacino

Hannahs

• Dusty Hannahs (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

See also

• Barbara Blake Hannah (born 1941), Jamaican author and journalist
• Hanna (Arabic name)