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The hanson Surname

hanson Name Meaning and 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of hanson Families in the US in 1920

Number of hanson families

1761-3520

588-1760

1-587

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Books on the Hanson Family	StellaS77	0
Mary Hanson of Ohio	msreese_1	1
Looking for any Hanson''s related to Ole Hanson of San Clemente, CA	David Hanson	26
POW/MIA Korean War	powmiadna	0
Hanson's of Ohio and Indiana	BonnitaHanmoreGruchalski	0
Hanson from Indiana	Stacie Michele Hanson	12
Harry (Hartvick) Hanson	debbielynnpeterson7	1
Kansas Hanson Family	dianeconover	3
Oscar Sorn Hanson-Wisc.	@@sandi@smokedwire.com	1
Phelan, Whalen, Phalan, Whelan Name Search	Carol Phelan	16

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