The Hanson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 111,144 people carried this name — #276 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,650 people counted. That is up 2% from 109,079 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hanson surname
From Hann + -son.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hanson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 113 people named Hanson live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 110 people named Hanson.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 102 people named Hanson 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Hanson live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
694 people named Hanson are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hanson in American newspapers,
1916–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 661,623 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hanson,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Hanson d. 1860 · politician -
Ian Hanson d. 1985 · singer
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Elizabeth Hanson d. 1616
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Ernest Hanson d. 1940
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Robert Hanson d. 1973
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Amelia Hanson d. 1908
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanson.
- Hanry 124 · U.S. census
- Hans 4,427 · U.S. census
- Hansberger 355 · U.S. census
- Hanse 348 · U.S. census
- Hansen 137,977 · U.S. census
- Hanser 519 · U.S. census
- Hanss 132 · U.S. census
- Hantz 663 · U.S. census
- Hanus 1,406 · U.S. census
- Hany 167 · U.S. census
- Hanze 120 · U.S. census
- Happ 1,172 · U.S. census
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