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Hanson

in California

There are 7,104 people with the last name "Hanson" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Hanson 340
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  1. is 336th most common Chapman
  2. is 337th most common Hawkins
  3. is 338th most common Lu
  4. is 339th most common Villegas
  5. is 340th most common Hanson
  6. is 341st most common Riley
  7. is 342nd most common Bradley
  8. is 343rd most common Spencer
  9. is 344th most common Dixon

Similar Names and Nicknames

Hansen, Hans, Hansel, Hansford, Hanshaw, Hansell, Hanscom, Hansard, Hanselman, Hanssen

Most Common First Names for Hanson

David, Robert, John, James, Richard, Michael, Eric, Mark, William, Donald

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire): patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).

Irish: variant of McKittrick.

Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen or Hansson.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metronymic from the female personal name Hanna.

FOREBEARS A family by the name of Hanson was established in America by John Hanson, one of four brothers sent there by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1642. They were grandsons of an Englishman who had married into the Swedish royal family; he was descended from a certain Roger de Rastrick, who had lived in Yorkshire in the 13th century.

Recent Searches for "Hanson" in California

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David Hanson, CA (76 searches)
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