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Find more Hanner relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 217 more people named Hanner in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 1,965 people named Hanner in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Hanner in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 2,182 people named Hanner were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 96% rented out rooms to boarders
  • 157 reported their race as other than white
  • 644 were children
  • 30% were children

Learn where they came from and where they went.

As Hanner families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • 414 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 238 were first-generation Americans
  • They most commonly lived in Illinois
  • Most mothers originated from North Carolina