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Hanley Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of O’Hanley, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁinle ‘descendant of Áinle’, a personal name meaning ‘champion’. This is the name of a ruling family in Connacht; it is now common in southern Ireland. English: habitational name from any of various places, such as Handley in Cheshire, Derbyshire. Northamptonshire, and Dorset and Hanley in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, all from Old English hean, the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of heah ‘high’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, or from Handley Farm in Clayhanger, Devon, which is named from Old English han ‘(boundary) stone’ + leah.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Manley, Henley, Halley, Harley, Hadley, Hawley, Hansley, Hatley

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Hanley Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Hanley name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Hanley. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • Ireland & Scotland

    38%

  • England & Wales

    33%

  • Germanic Europe

    6%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

  • France

    3%

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Hanley Family Origin

Where is the Hanley family from?

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You can see how Hanley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hanley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hanley families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 318 Hanley families living in Ontario. This was about 54% of all the recorded Hanley's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hanley families in 1911.
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Hanley Family Occupations

What did your Hanley ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Farmer, Labourer and School were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hanley. The most common Hanley occupation in Canada was Farmer. 27% of Hanley's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Hanley family was Factory Hand.

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  • Farmer

    27%

  • Labourer

    9%

  • School

    7%

  • Factory Hand

    3%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Hanley ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Hanley Historical Records

What Hanley family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 171,000 census records available for the last name Hanley. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hanley census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 29,000 immigration records available for the last name Hanley. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 27,000 military records available for the last name Hanley. For the veterans among your Hanley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Hanley Life Expectancy

What is the average Hanley lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Hanley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Hanley in 1942 was 41, and 76 in 2004.

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