Hanson is an Anglicized
English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words
Hans and son (son of Hans). Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.[1]
Hanson is a Scandinavian Jewish surname,[2] deriving from the female personal name Hannah, Chana or חַנָּה in
Hebrew, meaning "God has favoured me".[3] This surname has ties to the formerly flourishing Jewish communities of
Sweden,
Denmark and
Norway.[4]
This page lists people with the
surnameHanson. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Hanson is an Anglicized
English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words
Hans and son (son of Hans). Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.[1]
Hanson is a Scandinavian Jewish surname,[2] deriving from the female personal name Hannah, Chana or חַנָּה in
Hebrew, meaning "God has favoured me".[3] This surname has ties to the formerly flourishing Jewish communities of
Sweden,
Denmark and
Norway.[4]
This page lists people with the
surnameHanson. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.