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Hanson

in the US

There are 90,421 people with the last name "Hanson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Hanson 236
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  1. is 232nd most common Dean
  2. is 233rd most common Harvey
  3. is 234th most common Franklin
  4. is 235th most common Montgomery
  5. is 236th most common Hanson
  6. is 237th most common Howell
  7. is 238th most common Oliver
  8. is 239th most common Weber
  9. is 240th most common Welch

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hanson

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

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 the US

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Robert Hanson (973 searches)
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