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Hanson

in Iowa

There are 3,043 people with the last name "Hanson" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Hanson 34
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  1. is 30th most common Wright
  2. is 31st most common Schmidt
  3. is 32nd most common Scott
  4. is 33rd most common Adams
  5. is 34th most common Hanson
  6. is 35th most common Harris
  7. is 36th most common Jackson
  8. is 37th most common Carlson
  9. is 38th most common King

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hanson

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

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 Iowa

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Robert Hanson, IA (9 searches)
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