Hansen

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Hansen is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname115K records spelled Hansen7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Brazil, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

  Also written Hansén, Hánsén

• a separate surname51K records spelled Hansen4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Canada

  Also written Hansén, Hans-En

• a separate surname13K records spelled Hansen5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Sweden, Canada

  Also written Hansén, Hânšén, Hånsen, Hánsén

• Polish surname9.8K records spelled Hansen13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, United States, Czechia, Norway

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Croatian

  Also written Хансен, Hansén

• Finnish surname6.8K records spelled Hansen3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Estonia, Norway

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Hansén

• Indonesian surname6.2K records spelled Hansen2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Norway, United Kingdom

  Also written Hansén

• Norwegian Bokmål surname3.8K records spelled Hansen61 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, Netherlands, Germany

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, English, Norwegian

  Also written Hanssen, Hanßen, แฮนเซ่น, แฮนเซน, ฮันเซ่น

69 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Hansen is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• patronymic from the personal name Hans. lAhljdJJrB This name is recorded in Beverwijck in New Netherland in the mid 17th century, but it was also brought independently to North America by many other bearers from different parts of northwest Europe.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian, Hansen: The most common surname originating as a patronymic in Norway

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Danish, Hansen: a common surname originating as a patronymic

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian Nynorsk, definite singular of hans

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 53 years between 1917–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Theophil Edvard Hansenb. 1813DEDanish architect (1813–1891)
• Gerhard Armauer Hansenb. 1841NONorwegian physician
• Emil Noldeb. 1867DEnot in their usual nameGerman artist (1867–1956)
• H. C. Hansenb. 1906DKDanish politician (1906-1960)
• Ellen Corbyb. 1911USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress (1911-1999)
• Lars Peter Hansenb. 1952USAmerican economist
• Beckb. 1970USnot in their usual nameAmerican musician (born 1970)
• Anders Behring Breivikb. 1979NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian neo-Nazi terrorist and mass murderer
• Jonas Vingegaardb. 1996DKnot in their usual nameDanish cyclist (born 1996)
• Dinah Janeb. 1997USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer (born 1997)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 217 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Hansen?

We estimate roughly 490 thousand people bear Hansen (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Hansen have the most bearers?

We estimate about 186 thousand people bear Hansen in Denmark, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled hansen.

Where is Hansen most common?

Hansen is densest in Denmark, where the national register counts about 1 in 32 people carrying it.

How common is Hansen compared with other names?

In Denmark, Hansen is the 3rd most common surname of 100,227 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Hansen mean?

Recorded meaning: patronymic from the given name Hans < Johannes