# Hanna (surname)

Hanna or Hannah is an Irish and Scottish surname, ultimately of Irish origin from Ó hAnnaidh, or descendants of the lowland Clan Hannay.
Hanna (ܚܲܢܵܐ) is also an Assyrian surname, a shortened form of Yohannan, the Aramaic equivalent for John.
Notable people with the surnames include:

## Hanna

* Alex Hanna (born 1961), English artist
* Arthur Dion Hanna (1928–2021), Governor-General of the Bahamas
* Billy Hanna (c. 1929–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
* Charles Hanna (1889–1942), American politician
* Ciara Hanna (born 1991), American actress and model
* Daniel D. Hanna (1923–1993), American politician
* David Blyth Hanna (1858–1938), Canadian railway executive
* Delphine Hanna (1854–1941), American physical education professor
* Edward A. Hanna (1922-2009), American politician
* Edward Joseph Hanna (1860–1944), American bishop
* Gabbie Hanna (born 1991), American Internet personality
* George Hanna, multiple people
* Gertrud Hanna (1876–1944), German activist and politician
* Gila Hanna (born 1934), Canadian mathematics educator and philosopher of mathematics
* Jack Hanna (born 1947), American animal expert
* James Hanna, multiple people
* Jenn Hanna (born 1980), Canadian curler
* Jennie Hanna (1856-1924), American missionary worker and religious auxiliary founder
* Jim Hanna (c. 1947–1974), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
* John Hanna, multiple people
* Kate Hanna (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
* Kathleen Hanna (born 1968), American musician, activist and writer
* Lucy Hanna, American photographer
* Marjorie Hanna, Canadian ballplayer, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Mark Hanna (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ray Hanna (1928–2005), New Zealand-born RAF officer, later a civilian pilot and 'warbird' collector
* Richard L. Hanna (1951-2020), United States Representative from New York
* Roland Hanna (1932–2002), American jazz pianist
* Stanley S. Hanna (1920–2012), American physicist
* Stephen Hanna, New York City Ballet principal dancer
* Steve Hanna (born 1958), Bahamian triple jumper
* Vincent Hanna (1939–1997), Northern Irish television journalist
* William Hanna (1910–2001), American animator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera

## Hannah

* Alan Hannah (born 1971), Scottish curler and coach
* Andrew Hannah (1864–1940), Scottish footballer
* Barbara Hannah (1891–1982), English psychologist
* Barry Hannah (1942–2010), American author
* Bob Hannah (born 1956), American motorcycle racer
* Bob Hannah (baseball), American college baseball coach
* Bobby Hannah, Scottish footballer
* Brook Hannah (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer and missionary
* Bryony Hannah (born 1984), British actress
* Charley Hannah (born 1955), American football player
* Colin Hannah (1914–1978), Australian military pilot and politician
* Daryl Hannah (born 1960), American actress
* David Hannah (born 1973), Scottish (association) football player
* David Hannah (footballer, born 1867) of Ireland
* Dorita Hannah, New Zealand architect
* George Hannah, multiple people
* Gerry Hannah, Canadian musician
* Izabela Hannah, dancer
* Jack Hannah (1913–1994), American director of animated shorts
* John Hannah, multiple people
* Lee Hannah, conservation ecologist
* Liz Hannah (born 1985), American screenwriter and producer
* Lucy Hannah
* Marc Hannah (born 1956), American computer scientist
* Michael Hannah (born 1983), Australian mountain biker
* Ross Hannah (born 1986), English footballer
* Tracey Hannah (born 1988), Australian mountain biker
* Truck Hannah (1889–1982), baseball player

### Fictional characters

* Curtis Hannah, soap opera character in Shortland Street
* Jack Hannah (Shortland Street), soap opera character
* Mark Hanna, from the film The Wolf of Wall Street, played by Matthew McConaughey
* Vincent Hanna, from the film Heat, played by Al Pacino

## Hannahs

* Dusty Hannahs (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League