About Hanz
The surname Hanz is of German origin and is derived from the given name Hans, which is a shortened form of Johannes. Johannes is the German form of the name John, which means "God is gracious" in Hebrew. Therefore, the surname Hanz can be interpreted to mean "son of Hans" or "descendant of John."
The surname Hanz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hanz 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 Hanz is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Hanz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hanz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.