Hansen (surname)
Hansen or Hanssen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænsn̩]) is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning son of Hans. As of 2008, it is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by 4.3% of the population.[1] As of 2000, Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common.[2] In the Faroe Islands Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Hansen is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively.[3] In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark,[4] Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to immigration, though Nordic immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicised their names to Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
- Aime Hansen (born 1962), Estonian poet, writer, and artist
- Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist
- Andrew Hansen (1974–), Australian comedian
- Anna Hansen, Canadian chef
- Asta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress
- Beck Hansen, also known as Beck (1970–), American musician, songwriter
- Betsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn with statutory rape in 1942
- B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (1972–), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifter
- Carl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and author
- Carl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish author
- Chris Hansen, American journalist
- Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architect
- Constantin Hansen (1804–1880), Danish artist
- Courtney Hansen (contemporary), American model and television personality
- C. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authors
- Dinah-Jane Hansen (born 1996), Singer of Female American group Fifth Harmony
- David Hansen (actor) (contemporary), actor, director, and playwright
- Derek Hansen (contemporary), Australian writer
- Erhardine Adolphine Hansen (1815–1893), Danish actress
- Erik Hansen (1927–2016), Danish architect
- Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965–), Norwegian author
- Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
- Ib Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)
- Henriette Hansen, Norwegian ballerina, singer and actor
- Joachim Hansen (actor) (1930–2007), German actor
- Johannes Hansen (sculptor) (1903–1995), Danish sculptor
- Joseph Hansen (writer) (1923–2004), author
- Joseph Hansen (dancer) (1842–1907), Belgian dancer
- Kai Hansen (1963–), German power metal musician
- Liane Hansen (contemporary), American radio journalist and radio show host
- Lisa M. Hansen an American producer, actress, assistant director, and writer
- Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singer
- Max Hansen (tenor) (1897–1961), Danish singer
- Peter Hansen (actor) (1921–2017), American actor
- Ron Hansen (novelist) (1947–), American novelist, essayist, and professor
Politics
- Ann Hansen (contemporary), Canadian anarchist and bomber
- Bernie Hansen (contemporary), American politician in Chicago politics
- Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from Wyoming
- Colin Hansen (contemporary), Canadian politician from British Columbia
- Connor Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
- Dave Hansen (1947–), American politician from Wisconsin
- Eva Kjer Hansen (1964–), Danish politician
- Flemming Hansen (politician) (1939–), Danish politician
- George V. Hansen (1930–2014), American politician from Idaho
- Glenna Hansen (1956–), Canadian Inuvialuit politician
- H. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)
- James V. Hansen (1932–), American politician from Utah
- Joseph Hansen (socialist) (1910–1979), American Trotskyist and leader of the American Socialist Workers Party
- Merle Hansen (1919–2009), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm Alliance
- Peter Hansen (UN) (1941–), Danish UN official
- Robert W. Hansen, American jurist from Wisconsin
- Ron Hansen (politician) (1943–), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Stephanie Hansen (1961–), American politician from Delaware
- Urban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish politician
Science
- Alvin Harvey Hansen (1887–1975) American economist
- Emil Christian Hansen (1842–1910), Danish fermentation physiologist
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discover of the cause of leprosy
- Hans Jacob Hansen (1855–1936), Danish zoologist
- James E. Hansen (1941–), American climatologist
- Julie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
- Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
- Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish astronomer
- Thomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958), Danish anthropologist
- W.W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist
Sport
- Abraham Løkin Hansen (1959–), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)
- Adam Hansen (1981–), Australian road cyclist
- Adrian Hansen (born 1971), South African squash player
- Alan Hansen (1955–), Scottish footballer
- Ashia Hansen (1971–), British athlete, Olympic contestant
- Bob Hansen (1961–), American basketballer
- Brendan Hansen (1981–), American swimmer
- Chad Hansen (born 1995), American football player
- Craig Hansen (1983–), American professional baseball player
- Curt Hansen (chess player) (1964–), Danish chess grand master
- Dale Hansen (1948–), American sportscaster
- Dave Hansen (baseball player), American baseball player
- Einar Hansen, Faroese soccer player
- Eric Hansen, Canadian chess player
- Erika Hansen (1970–), American swimmer
- Fred Hansen (1940–), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulter
- Harrison Hansen (born 1985), British based New Zealand rugby league player
- Jan Knobelauch Hansen (1971–), Danish athlete, Olympic contestant
- Jannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey Player
- Joachim Hansen (MMA) (1979–), Norwegian Mixed martial artist
- Joan Hansen (1958–), American long-distance runner
- John Hansen (footballer born 1924), Danish footballer
- John Hansen (footballer born 1950), Scottish footballer
- Johnny Hansen (footballer born 1943), Danish footballer
- Kevin Hansen (volleyball) (1982–), American indoor volleyball player
- Martin Lundgaard Hansen (1972–), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestant
- Niels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts player
- Niko Hansen (born 1994), Danish footballer
- Nikolaj Hansen (footballer, born 1987), Danish footballer
- Nikolaj Hansen (footballer, born 1993), Danish footballer
- Paul Snow-Hansen, New Zealand sailor
- Per Joar Hansen (1965–), Norwegian football coach
- Phil Hansen (American football) (born 1968), American former football player
- Rasmus Grønborg Hansen, Danish football (soccer) player
- Rick Hansen (1957–), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian
- Ron Hansen (baseball) (1938–), American professional baseball player
- Søren Hansen (1974–), Danish professional golfer
- Stan Hansen (1949–), American professional wrestler
- Sune Berg Hansen, Danish chess player
- Travis Hansen, American Basketball Player
- Trine Hansen (1973–), Danish rower
Other
- Annika Hansen a fictional character from Star Trek: Voyager better known as Seven of Nine
- Elaine Tuttle Hansen (contemporary), president of Bates College
- Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographer
- Georg Hansen (1904–1944), German army officer
- Gesa Hansen (born 1981), German-Danish designer
- Gus Hansen (1974–), Danish professional poker player
- Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorer
- John Hansen (judge) (1945–), retired New Zealand judge
- Lars Peter Hansen (1952–), American economist and econometrician
- Matthew Hansen, Canadian screenwriter, author and editor
- Max Hansen (SS officer) (1908–1990)
- Monica Hansen, Norwegian model
- Percy Howard Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Robert Hanssen (1944–), American FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia
- Sig Hansen (1966–), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, featured in the documentary Deadliest Catch
- Theodore Marcus Hansen (1886–1973), Danish-American pastor, theologian, and churchman
- Theophil Freiherr von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect
References
- ↑ "Navne - Danmarks Statistik". dst.dk. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "Navn". SSB. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "Verteilung des Namens "Hansen" in Deutschland". verwandt.de. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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