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Hanson

in Rhode Island

There are 290 people with the last name "Hanson" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Hanson 344
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  1. is 340th most common Mahoney
  2. is 341st most common Maynard
  3. is 342nd most common Pires
  4. is 343rd most common Alexander
  5. is 344th most common Hanson
  6. is 345th most common Pina
  7. is 346th most common Franco
  8. is 347th most common Melo
  9. is 348th most common Chapman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hanson

Eric, Robert, John, Linda, David, Deborah, Bruce, Dean, Donald, Margaret

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.

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Eric Hanson, RI (7 searches)
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