Hansen

See also: hansen

English

Etymology

From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen), patronymic from Hans + -sen.

Proper noun

Hansen (countable and uncountable, plural Hansens)

1. A surname from the North Germanic languages
   1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic]
   2. A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic]
2. A placename
   1. A city in Idaho, United States.
   2. A town in Wisconsin, United States.

Derived terms

• Asboe-Hansen sign
• Hansenosis
• Hansenotic
• Hansen's bacterium
• Hansen's disease

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hansen is the 204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137,977 individuals. Hansen is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.

See also

• Hanson

Anagrams

• hennas

Danish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic from Hans +‎ -sen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hans.sən/, [ˈhænˀsn̩]

Proper noun

Hansen

1. Hansen: a common surname originating as a patronymic

Descendants

• → English: Hansen

Estonian

Etymology

From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen).

Proper noun

Hansen (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a surname from Danish
2. a surname from Norwegian

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Hansen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhansɛn]

Proper noun

Hansen

1. Hansen: a surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Hanssen (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Hans (“male given name”) +‎ -sen (“patronymic suffix meaning “son of””), originally a patronymic meaning “son of Hans”. It later became established as a hereditary surname.

Compare the parallel formations Danish Hansen and Swedish Hansson (“patronymic surname”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhan.sən/
• Rhymes: -ansən
• Homophone: Hanssen
• Hyphenation: Han‧sen

Proper noun

Hansen

1. a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Hans”

Coordinate terms

• Hansdatter (“historical feminine patronymic meaning “daughter of Hans””)

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, Hansen was borne as a surname by 47,879 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “etternamn” in Store norske leksikon.