Hans surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Hans surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,991 people carried this name — #7,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 893 people named Hans.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Vosges.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 25
Vosges 311
Haut-Rhin 104
Bas-Rhin 97
Paris 75
Moselle 41
Nord 29
Meurthe-et-Moselle 23
Marne 22

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 295 people named Hans live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

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Where they live today

Liège 174
Hainaut 41
Luxembourg Province 35
Antwerp 17
Limburg 10
East Flanders 8
Walloon Brabant 5
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

175 people named Hans have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 225 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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Where they live today

Lesser Poland 51
Łódź 43
Subcarpathian 25
Lower Silesian 13
Warmian-Masurian 10
Greater Poland 10
Masovian 7
Silesian 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

157 people named Hans live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 36
Bern 22
Fribourg 16
Geneva 16
Basel-Stadt 10
Vaud 8
Solothurn 8
Neuchâtel 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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