The hanssen Surname

hanssen Name Meaning and History

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans.

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The hanssen name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the hanssen family name as far back in history as possible.

hanssen Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of hanssen Families in the US in 1920

Number of hanssen families

15-28

6-14

1-5

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Thread	Author	Replies
Dutch Hanssen_Immigrated 1882	T.W.K.	0
Peter Henry Hanssen	jancook_1	0
Anne Hanssen	leslieorr1	0
OTTO HANSSEN	NancyAnwyll	2
Herman Hanssen of Colorado	Avis Hearon	0
theresa hanssen married to Michael Uttard	2jude2	0
HANSSEN (N.Dak. Nebraska)	worsing	8
Hanssen	Christine Tetzlaff	0
hansen	jjoanm	0
hansens trogstad,norway	jjoanm	0

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