Hannan (surname)

Hannan is a popular Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó hAnnáin or Ó hAnáin, most prevalently found in County Cork in the south-eastern portion of Éire. [1]

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hannon, O'Hannon, Hannen, O'Hannen, Haneen, Hannon and many more.

First found in county Roscommon where they were seated from very ancient times and were descended from the Kings of Ireland.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bridget, James, and John Hannen who landed in Canada in 1847; Bridget Hannon landed in Boston Mass. in 1849; Charles, James, John, Michael, Thomas and William Hannon, who all settled in Philadelphia Pa. between 1765 and 1856. In Newfoundland, Edmond Hannon from Tintern Parish, county Wexford, was married at St. John's in 1802. Moses Hanen, his wife Elizabeth, and their 5 children settled in Washington County, PA between 1785 & 1789.

People with the surname Hannan include:

• Daniel Hannan, MEP, British Conservative Party politician
• Dave Hannan, Canadian former professional hockey player
• Edward J. Hannan, Australian statistician
• Fiona Hannan, retired Australian basketball and handball player
• Geoff Hannan, British composer and musician
• George Hannan, Australian politician
• Gerry Hannan, radio broadcaster and author
• Jerome Daniel Hannan, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Jerry Hannan, Irish-American, singer-songwriter
• Jim Hannan, former American baseball player
• Jim Hannan, Welsh international rugby player
• Jimmy Hannan, Australian, singer and TV personality
• Kevin Hannan, American ethnolinguist and slavicist
• Joseph Hannan, an Australian politician and trade unionist
• Kyle Hannan, UK-based radio broadcast professional
• Melissa Hannan, Australian, Pageant winner and TV personality
• Michael Hannan, a Roman Catholic priest and archbishop
• Monica Hannan, anchorwoman in North Dakota
• Paddy Hannon, gold prospector
• Peter Hannan (producer), television producer, writer, and singer-songwriter
• Peter Hannan (composer), Canadian composer and recorder player
• Philip Hannan, archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (1965–1988).
• Scott Hannan, professional hockey player in the NHL.
• Thomas Hannan, American swimmer
• Tina Hannan, United Kingdom writer
• William Hannan, former Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
• Enda Hannan, Prominent member of "The Dicks" and general misanthrope