Hanninen Family History

Finnish:: (Hänninen): from the male personal name Hänni an old German pet form of Heinrich (see Henry) or Johannes (see John) + the surname suffix -nen. The surname Hänninen has been known in southern Savonia and the Karelian Isthmus since the Middle Ages; by the 17th century it had spread to northern Savonia and Kainuu.

From the male personal name Hanni, a Finnish vernacular short form of the German name Johannes (see John) + the surname suffix -nen. Recorded at least since the 17th century in the Karelian Isthmus.