The hans Surname
hans Name Meaning and History
- German and Dutch: from a common and long-established vernacular personal name, an aphetic form of Johannes (see John). The surname is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, presumably as an adoption of the German or Dutch surname.
- Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name, from Sanskrit hamsa ‘swan’, ‘goose’, based on the name of an Arora clan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Elizabeth HANS and John S. GARDNER, 1817 |
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