Last Name HANLEY

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Meaning Local: Of Hanley, parishes in counties Stafford, Worcester, and Lincoln; or 'of Handley,' parishes in counties Chester and Dorset.
Local: From the town of Hanley, in Shropshire. The old place or field, from 'Hen' or 'Han,' old, and 'ley,' a place, a common.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 1,718 (2000 US census) 1,850 (1990 US census)
Count 19,160 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.68%, or 17183 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.7%, or 1092 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 90 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.12%, or 215 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.26%, or 241 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.77%, or 339 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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