Frequency: (703)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Dutch: from haan ‘rooster’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a cockerel or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a rooster.
2. Belgian and Dutch (van Haan): habitational name from any of several places named Haan, in particular in Brabant and West Flanders.
3. German: variant of Hahn.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
