Hansen

hansen English Etymology From en gmq (en da Hansen and en no - nb Hansen), patronymic from en Hans + en -sen. Pronunciation en Proper noun ~ en North Germanic languages en surnames from Danish en Danish < patronymics en surnames from Norwegian en Norwegian < patronymics A placename en city s/Idaho c/USA. en town s/Wisconsin c/USA. Derived terms en Asboe-Hansen sign Hansen's bacterium Hansen's disease Hansenosis Hansenotic Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Hansen is the 204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137,977 individuals. Hansen is most common among White (94.2%) individuals. See also en Hanson Anagrams en aehnns hennas Danish Etymology Originally a patronymic from da Hans sen. Pronunciation da /hans.sən/ [ˈhænˀsn̩] Proper noun da proper noun en Hansen: da common patronymics Descendants en Hansen 1 Estonian Etymology From et gmq (et da Hansen and et no - nb Hansen). Proper noun et Danish et Norwegian Icelandic Etymology is da Hansen. Pronunciation Proper noun is proper noun en Hansen: is Declension is proper noun Norwegian Bokmål Hansen (surname),no:Hansen Alternative forms nb Hanssen alternative spelling Etymology From nb Hans sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Hans”. It later became established as a hereditary surname. Compare the parallel formations da Hansen and sv Hansson patronymic surname. Pronunciation nb /ˈhan.sən/ nb ansən 2 nb Hanssen nb Han sen Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Hans” Coordinate terms nb Hansdatter historical feminine patronymic meaning “daughter of Hans” Statistics According to Statistics Norway, nb Hansen was borne as a surname by 47,879 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway. References “etternamn” in Store norske leksikon.