Hanke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

The surname Hanke is a patronymic surname created from the Middle English given name Hank.

Early Origins of the Hanke family

The surname Hanke was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1191 when Anke of Ankinton held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Hanke family

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Hanke Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hanke has been recorded under many different variations, including Hanks, Hankes, Hanke, Hank, Anke, Ankes, Hancke and many more.

Early Notables of the Hanke family

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Hanke Ranking

In the United States, the name Hanke is the 9,826^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hanke migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hanke or a variant listed above:

Hanke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

F. L. Hanke, who landed in Panama on the way to California
Dorothea Luise Hanke, who arrived in America in 1845 2
Joh Heinr Hanke, who landed in America in 1847-1849 2
Eduard Hanke, aged 37, who settled in Texas in 1847 aboard the ship "Chas. N. Cooper"
Anton Hanke, who arrived in New York in 1849
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Hanke Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Augusta Hanke was registered voter in California in 1920

Contemporary Notables of the name Hanke (post 1700) +

Steve H. Hanke, American economist
Vince Hanke, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 11th District, 1998 3
Raymond E. Hanke, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1938 3
Carl W. Hanke Jr., American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1940 3
Jana Hanke, German swimmer who won the bronze medal for Germany in 800m freestyle swimming at the 1992 Olympics
Günther Hanke, stage actor and director
Margarethe Elfriede Sophie von Hanke (b. 1894), German painter
Mike Hanke (b. 1983), German footballer
Hugon Hanke (1904-1964), former Polish politician

Historic Events for the Hanke family +

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Georg Hanke (1920-1941), German Mechanikersobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
Alfons Hanke (1915-1941), German Bootsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details