Hanson Family History
Hanson Name Meaning
English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially
Yorkshire): patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand.Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).Irish: variant of
McKittrick.Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen
or Hansson.Jewish (Ashkenazic): metronymic from the
female personal name Hanna.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hanson
Name Distribution of Hanson Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hanson families
 1,761 - 3,520  588 - 1,760 |
 1 - 587  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hanson families
|
2,284 - 4,566 762 - 2,283 |
1 - 761 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hanson families
|
36 - 69 13 - 35 |
1 - 12 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Hanson census records
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Hanson Family Origin
Hanson Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Hanson
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Hanson Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Hanson Civil War Service Records
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