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Hanson

in Washington

There are 4,787 people with the last name "Hanson" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

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Hanson 60
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  1. is 56th most common Rogers
  2. is 57th most common Morgan
  3. is 58th most common Morris
  4. is 59th most common Turner
  5. is 60th most common Hanson
  6. is 61st most common Edwards
  7. is 62nd most common Murphy
  8. is 63rd most common Reed
  9. is 64th most common Bennett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hanson

John, Robert, David, James, Eric, Richard, Gary, Mark, William, 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.

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