Hansen

== English == === Etymology === From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen), patronymic from Hans + -sen. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hansen (countable and uncountable, plural Hansens) A surname from the North Germanic languages A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] A placename A city in Idaho, United States. A town in Wisconsin, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 === === Anagrams === hennas == Danish == === Etymology === Originally a patronymic from Hans +‎ søn (“son”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hanˀsən/, [ˈhanˀsn̩] === Proper noun === Hansen 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]) a surname from Danish a surname from Norwegian == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish Hansen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhansɛn] === Proper noun === Hansen 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 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.