A German surname that is uncommon in the United States but found in higher numbers in New York, Pennsylvania and Nebraska, the Hasenauer name dates back to 400 AD.Habitational DerivationA surname with habitational, or local residence-derived roots, Hasenauer is a name for someone who was from Hasenau in Silesia.Modern-Day SilesiaSilesia, which is the largest province in modern-day Prussia, was first inhabited by the German tribes the Lygii and the Silingii in the year 400 AD.StatisticsThere are 421 people in the United States with the German surname Hasenauer as of April 2010, according to the WhitePages website.First NamesThe most popular first names with the surname Hasenauer include John, Richard, Mary, Michael and Mark.Famous HasenauersFamous people with the surname Hasenauer include Joseph Hasenauer, who was the Director of the 2006 film Jon No.