Hanger Surname
Approximately 4,400 people bear this surname
Hanger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hanger,' from residence beside some sloping grounds so termed; compare Shelfhanger, a parish in Norwich; Hanging Heaton, a parish in West Riding of Yorks; Hanging Ditch, in Manchester; and the various Heaning Woods, Heaning Banks, &c, in Furness and Cumberland.
Read More About This SurnameHanger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,698 | 1:134,344 | 14,086 |
| England | 432 | 1:128,977 | 12,816 |
| Australia | 370 | 1:72,961 | 8,589 |
| Israel | 281 | 1:30,454 | 4,337 |
| South Africa | 174 | 1:311,366 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 82 | 1:62,711 | 8,910 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 302 | 1:80,713 | 8,671 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 810 | 1:61,998 | 6,785 |
The alternate forms: Hänger (107) are calculated separately.
Hanger (511) may also be a first name.
Hanger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hanger,' from residence beside some sloping grounds so termed; compare Shelfhanger, a parish in Norwich; Hanging Heaton, a parish in West Riding of Yorks; Hanging Ditch, in Manchester; and the various Heaning Woods, Heaning Banks, &c, in Furness and Cumberland.
'It is divided into a sheep-down, the high wood, and a long hanging wood called the Hanger': White's History Selborne. Letter i.
Richard atte Hanger, Close Rolls, 6 Henry IV.
1630. Married — John Hanger and Ellin Smyth: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1643. George Buller and Mary Hanger: Marriage Lic. (London).
1717-8. Right Hon. Henry. Lord Colerane and Alice Hanger: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English) Dweller at a Hanging Wood (wood on a hill-side) [Old English hangra]
A wooded declivity. "The high part to the south-west consists of a vast hill of chalk, rising three hundred feet above the village; and it is divided into a sheep down, the high wood, and a long hanging wood called the HANGER." White's Selborne, Letter i.
Hanger: is a hill-slope in the West of England, but the A.S. is hangra, a meadow: Halshanger in Devon, Birchanger in Essex, Clayhanger in three counties, Ostenhanger in Kent, Goldhanger in Essex; also Ongar in Essex, called Angra in Domesday.
Hanger Demographics
Average Hanger Salary in
United States
$42,544 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hanger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hanger occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Hänger. Click here for other possible spellings of Hanger.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 106,279th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,656,260 people. The last name Hanger is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hanger reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hanger is also the 374,142nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 511 people.
The surname Hanger is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,698 people, or 1 in 134,344. In The United States Hanger is most frequent in: Virginia, where 16 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Hanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hanger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hanger last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hanger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hanger are 28.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Hanger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning 279,308 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.06% more than the national average, earning R 444,516 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,863 CAD per year.
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