Hanna (surname)

Hanna
Family name
Pronunciation	GEE-ja
Region of origin	Scotland
Language(s) of origin	Gaelic

Hanna or Hannah or Geeja is a surname arising from multiple surnames, including a Scottish surname meaning that one is a descendant of the lowland Clan Hannay, and alternatively an Arabic surname (particularly among Arab Christians in Lebanon and Syria) deriving from the Arabic name of the apostle John.

Notable persons

With the surname Hanna:

• Billy Hanna (c. 1929–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
• Charles Hanna (1889–1942), American politician
• David Blyth Hanna (1858–1938), Canadian railway executive
• Edward Joseph Hanna (1860–1944), American bishop
• Jack Hanna (1947–), American animal expert
• James Hanna, British maritime fur trader of the late 18th century
• James Hanna, 2012 NFL Draft selection
• Jenn Hanna (1980–), Canadian curler
• Jim Hanna (c. 1947–1974), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
• John A. Hanna (1762–1805), a United States Representative from Pennsylvania
• John G. Hanna, late sailboat designer
• John Hanna (Indiana) (1827–1882), a United States Representative from Indiana
• Jumana Hanna (c. 1962–), member of former prominent Iraqi family
• Kathleen Hanna (1968–), American musician, activist and writer
• Lisa Hanna, Jamaican beauty queen, winner of the Miss World title in 1993
• Mark Hanna (1837–1904), American industrialist and politician
• Mark Hanna (screenwriter) (1917–2003), American screenwriter and actor
• Milham Hanna, Lebanese-born Australian rules footballer
• Richard L. Hanna (1951–), a United States Representative from New York
• Roland Hanna, (1932–2002), American jazz pianist
• Sam Hanna, Sr., (1933–2006), Louisiana newspaper publisher
• Stephen Hanna (living), New York City Ballet principal dancer
• Archbishop Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia (1965– ), Palestinian bishop
• Vincent Hanna (1939–1997), Northern Irish television journalist
• William Hanna (1910–2001), American animator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera

With the surname Hannah:

• Barry Hannah (1942–2010), American author
• Bob Hannah (baseball), American college baseball coach
• Daryl Hannah (1960–), American actress
• David Hannah (1973–), Scottish (association) football player
• Jack Hannah (1913–1994), American director of animated shorts
• John A. Hannah (1902–1991), president of Michigan State University
• John D. Hannah, American author and professor
• John P. Hannah (1962–), senior aide on national security to Dick Cheney
• John Hannah (actor) (1962–), Scottish actor
• John Hannah (American football) (1951–), American former left guard for the New England Patriots
• John Hannah (VC) (1921–1947), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Lucy Hannah (1875–1993), American supercentenarian
• Margery Hannah, American author