Show ContentsHanaway History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Hanaway family

The surname Hanaway was first found in Louth and Armagh where they held a family seat from ancient times. The name Hanaway is derived from the Gaelic " hAnrachtaigh."

Early History of the Hanaway family

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Hanaway Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hanraghty, Hanratty, Hanfy, Hanify, Hanvey, Hanfey, Kenraghty, Kenratty, O'Hanraghty, O'Hanratty, O'Hanfey and many more.

Early Notables of the Hanaway family

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Migration of the Hanaway family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Hanratty, who arrived at the port of New York in 1841; Pat, Margaret and their daughter Mary, who were recorded in St. John, New Brunswick in 1834.


Contemporary Notables of the name Hanaway (post 1700) +

  • Catherine L. Hanaway (b. 1963), American attorney and politician, 69th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives (2002-2004), U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri (2005-2009)
  • Donald J. Hanaway (1933-1995), American lawyer and politician, 40th Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1987 to 1991
  • Donald J. Hanaway (1933-1995), American politician, Mayor of De Pere, Wisconsin, 1972-74; Member of Wisconsin State Senate, 1979-86; Wisconsin State Attorney General, 1987-91; Circuit Judge in Wisconsin, 1991-95 [1]
  • Catherine Hanaway (b. 1964), American Republican politician, Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 2004; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004 [1]


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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