About Hanns
The surname Hanns is of German origin and is derived from the given name Johannes, which is the German form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Johannes. The name Johannes itself has biblical origins and means "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Hanns can be interpreted to mean "son of Johannes" or "descendant of John."
The surname Hanns is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hanns based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Hanns is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Hanns in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hanns using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.