Hanna (surname)

Hanna

Pronunciation	HAN-a
Language(s)	Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic; Aramaic
Origin
Word/name	Irish, Aramaic
Region of origin	Scotland and Ireland; Middle East

For other uses, see Hannah.

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

Hanna (ܚܲܢܵܐ) is also an Assyrian surname, a shortened form of Yohannan, the Aramaic equivalent for John.

Notable people with the surnames include:

Hanna

• 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
• David Blyth Hanna (1858–1938), Canadian railway executive
• 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
• 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 (died 1787), British maritime fur trader
• James Hanna (born 1989) American football player
• James Hanna (1816-1872), American judge
• Jenn Hanna (born 1980), Canadian curler
• Jim Hanna (c. 1947–1974), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
• John Hanna (Indiana politician) (1827–1882), United States Representative from Indiana
• John A. Hanna (1762–1805), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
• John G. Hanna (1889–1948), American sailboat designer
• 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 (1837–1904), American industrialist and US Senator
• Mark Hanna (screenwriter) (1917–2003), American screenwriter and actor
• Ray Hanna (1928–2005), New Zealand-born RAF officer, later a civilian pilot and 'warbird' collector
• Richard L. Hanna (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
• Vincent Hanna (1939–1997), Northern Irish television journalist
• William Hanna (1910–2001), American animator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera

Hannah

• Alan Hannah (born 1971), Scottish curler and coach.
• Barry Hannah (1942–2010), American author
• Bob Hannah (baseball), American college baseball coach

• Brook Hannah (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer and missionary
• Daryl Hannah (born 1960), American actress
• David Hannah (born 1973), Scottish (association) football player
• Dorita Hannah, New Zealand architect
• Jack Hannah (1913–1994), American director of animated shorts
• John Hannah (actor) (born 1962), Scottish actor
• John Hannah (American football) (born 1951), American former left guard for the New England Patriots
• John Hannah (VC) (1921–1947), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John A. Hannah (1902–1991), president of Michigan State University
• John D. Hannah, American author and professor
• John P. Hannah (born 1962), senior aide on national security to Dick Cheney