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UK surname

Hannaway

A locational surname derived from a place name meaning "high path".

In the 1881 census there were 62 people recorded with the Hannaway surname, ranking it #24,843 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 460, ranked #10,657, up from #24,843 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Govan Combination, Toxteth Park and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include IZ12, Coatbridge West and Thurrock.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hannaway is 468 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 641.9%.

1881 census count

62

Ranked #24,843

Modern count

460

2016, ranked #10,657

Peak year

2014

468 bearers

Map years

4

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hannaway had 62 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,843 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 460 in 2016, ranked #10,657.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 102 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Hannaway surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hannaway surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hannaway surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Hannaway over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 50 #24,274
1861 historical 78 #23,836
1881 historical 62 #24,843
1891 historical 79 #26,897
1901 historical 102 #22,596
1911 historical 77 #25,106
1997 modern 371 #11,645
1998 modern 371 #12,027
1999 modern 380 #11,907
2000 modern 402 #11,357
2001 modern 388 #11,459
2002 modern 401 #11,429
2003 modern 410 #11,061
2004 modern 419 #10,903
2005 modern 417 #10,833
2006 modern 431 #10,600
2007 modern 429 #10,747
2008 modern 427 #10,892
2009 modern 435 #10,991
2010 modern 452 #10,880
2011 modern 454 #10,707
2012 modern 457 #10,548
2013 modern 461 #10,634
2014 modern 468 #10,586
2015 modern 466 #10,552
2016 modern 460 #10,657

Geography

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Where Hannaways are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Govan Combination, Toxteth Park, Manchester, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Liverpool. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to IZ12, Coatbridge West, Thurrock, Vicarland and Cairns and Townhead. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Govan Combination Lanark
2 Toxteth Park Lancashire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Liverpool Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 IZ12 West Dunbartonshire
2 Coatbridge West North Lanarkshire
3 Thurrock 012 Thurrock
4 Vicarland and Cairns South Lanarkshire
5 Townhead North Lanarkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hannaway

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hannaway surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hannaway

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hannaway, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Hannaway surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Hannaway household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Hannaway is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hannaway is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hannaway falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hannaway is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hannaway, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Hannaway

The surname HANNAWAY is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic personal name "Ó hAnnaighe" meaning "descendant of Annadh." The name is believed to have originated in the 11th or 12th century in County Leitrim, Ireland.

Historical records show that the name was initially spelled as "O'Hannaghty" or "O'Hannatty" before evolving into its current form. The earliest recorded instance of the name can be found in the Irish Annals, where a family member named "Aengus O'Hannaghty" is mentioned in the year 1287.

In the late 16th century, the HANNAWAY name appears in the Fiants of Queen Elizabeth I, which were official records of land grants and pardons issued by the English crown in Ireland. This suggests that members of the HANNAWAY family were landowners or prominent figures during this period.

One notable figure in Irish history was John HANNAWAY (c. 1670-1740), a poet and schoolmaster from County Sligo. He is best known for his work "The Advice," a satirical poem criticizing the social and political conditions of his time.

Another prominent individual was Lieutenant Colonel Patrick HANNAWAY (1742-1813), an Irish soldier who served in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is particularly recognized for his bravery and leadership during the Battle of Guilford Court House in 1781.

In the 19th century, James HANNAWAY (1817-1895) was a Irish-born American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of San Francisco from 1856 to 1857. He was also active in the development of the city's infrastructure and public works projects.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HANNAWAY name in the United States can be found in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where a William HANNAWAY is listed as a landowner in the town of Dedham in the mid-17th century.

Over time, variations of the name emerged, including "Hanaway," "Hannaway," and "Hanway." These spellings were likely influenced by regional dialects and variations in pronunciation across different parts of Ireland and the diaspora communities.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Hannaway families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hannaway surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 23 Hannaways recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.21x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 23 3.21x
Cornwall 7 10.22x
Durham 7 3.89x
Lanarkshire 7 3.58x
Staffordshire 7 3.43x
Middlesex 5 0.83x
Kent 2 0.97x
Argyllshire 1 5.94x
Derbyshire 1 1.06x
Lincolnshire 1 1.03x
Worcestershire 1 1.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Escomb in Durham leads with 7 Hannaways recorded in 1881 and an index of 843.37x.

Place Total Index
Escomb 7 843.37x
Salford 7 33.18x
St Austell 7 299.15x
Tipton 7 112.00x
Barony 6 12.12x
Bootle Cum Linacre 5 87.72x
Toxteth Park 5 20.58x
Liverpool 3 6.88x
Canterbury All Sts 2 2857.14x
Mile End Old Town London 2 15.54x
Walton On Hill 2 51.41x
Dudley 1 10.42x
Dunoon 1 285.71x
Glasgow 1 2.88x
Great Grimsby 1 16.29x
Hammersmith London 1 6.71x
Manchester 1 3.10x
Paddington London 1 4.50x
St George In East London 1 17.57x
Thorpe 1 3333.33x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hannaway surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Margaret 4
Ann 3
Elizabeth 3
Jane 3
Mary 3
Rose 3
Bridget 2
Sarah 2
Agness 1
Anne 1
Annie 1
Beatrice 1
Catherine 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Hannah 1
Josephine 1
Kate 1
Louisa 1
Roseina 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hannaway surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Hannaway households.

FAQ

Hannaway surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hannaway surname in 1881?

In 1881, 62 people were recorded with the Hannaway surname. That placed it at #24,843 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hannaway surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 460 in 2016. That gives Hannaway a modern rank of #10,657.

What does the Hannaway surname mean?

A locational surname derived from a place name meaning "high path".

What does the Hannaway map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hannaway bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.