Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words Hans and son (son of Hans). Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Hanson is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, phonetically deriving from the Hebrew name Hanna, Chana or חנה, meaning "God has favored me". It likely originates from Scandinavian Jewish communities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark prior to the Holocaust.
People with the name include:
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Alexander Contee Hanson, American lawyer, publisher, and statesman
A. M. Hanson (Alexander Mark Hanson, born 1969), artist and photographer
Alexander Hanson (actor) (born 1961), British actor
Alexander Contee Hanson Sr. (1749–1806), attorney and chancellor of Maryland
Alf Hanson (1912–1993), British football player
Aline Hanson (1949–2017), Saint Martin educator and politician
Ann Meekitjuk Hanson (born 1946), Canadian politician, commissioner of Nunavut
Ann-Louise Hanson (born 1944), Swedish singer
Arin Hanson (born 1987), American animator, voice actor, Internet personality
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Benedict H. Hanson (died 1882), American politician
Beverly Hanson (1925–2014), American golfer
Bill Hanson (basketball) (born c. 1940), professional basketball player
Brooke Hanson (born 1978), Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medal winner
Brooke Hanson (born 1981), current coach and former professional volleyball player
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Sir Charles Hanson, 1st Baronet (1846–1922), British MP and Lord Mayor of London
Sir Charles Hanson, 2nd Baronet (1874–1958), British politician
Charlie Hanson, British producer and director
Chris Hanson (born 1976), American football player
Chris Hanson (born 1985), English golfer
Christian Hanson (footballer) (born 1981), British football player
Christian Hanson (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player
C. J. Hanson (born 2001), American football player
Curt Hanson (1943–2017), American politician
Curtis Hanson (1945–2016), American film director
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David Hanson (disambiguation)
Duane Hanson (1925–1996), American sculptor
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Edward Hanson (1889–1959), United States Navy Rear admiral
Einar Hanson (1899–1927), Swedish film actor
Elizabeth Hanson (born 1951), Canadian politician
Elizabeth Hanson (captive) (1684–c. 1737), American colonist
Elizabeth Hanson (CIA officer) (1979–2009), American intelligence officer
Ephraim Hanson (1872–1952), justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Erik Hanson (baseball) (born 1965), American baseball player
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Frederick Hanson (late 20th century), Australian Commissioner of the New South Wales Police 1972–1976
Fritz Hanson (1914–1996), American-born Canadian football player
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Gillian Hanson (1934–1996), British physician
Glen Hanson, Canadian cartoonist and illustrator
Greg Hanson (born 1967), American Operations Manager
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Hamza Yusuf Hanson (born 1958), American Muslim scholar and director of the Zaytuna Institute, California
Harold Hanson (disambiguation)
Hart Hanson (born 1957), American creator of TV series Bones
Hector A. Hanson (1904–1993), American farmer and politician
Helen Hanson (1874–1926), British physician, missionary and suffragist
Herman W. Hanson (1859–1938), American politician
Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer, conductor and educator
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Isaac Hanson (born 1980), American pop/rock musician
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Jake Hanson (born 1997), American football player
James Hanson, Baron Hanson (1922–2004), English industrialist
Jimmy Hanson (footballer, born 1904) (1904–?), English footballer for Manchester United
James Hanson (footballer, born 1987), English footballer for Grimsby Town
Jamie Hanson (born 1995), English footballer for Derby County
James Hanson (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union player (hooker) for Queensland Reds
James C. Hanson (1862–1946), American politician
Jane Hanson (born 1955), American television host
Janine Hanson (born December 14, 1982), a Canadian rower from Winnipeg
Jason Hanson (born 1970), American professional football player
Jeff Hanson (1978–2009), American singer-songwriter
Jeffrey O. Hanson (1958–2006), American politician
Jennifer Hanson (born 1974), American country singer
Jimmy Hanson (1904–?), English football player
Jo Hanson (1918–2007), American environmental artist and activist
Joe Hanson (soccer) (born 2003), Canadian soccer player
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Kristine Hanson (born 1951), American Playboy Playmate and television weather person
Kristy Hanson (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
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Lars Hanson (1886–1965), Swedish stage and film actor
Linda N. Hanson, President of Hamline University
Lyle Hanson (1935–2020), American politician
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Marcy Hanson (born 1952), American Playboy Playmate and actress
Margaret Murray Hanson, astronomer
Margus Hanson (born 1958), Estonian politician
Mark Hanson (born 1946), Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Marla Hanson (born 1962), American screenwriter and ex-model
Martin Hanson (born 1971), Swedish football referee
Marv Hanson (1943–2004), American politician
Maryhelen Hanson (born 1946), American ballerina
Matt Hanson (author) (born 1971), British author, film producer and film director
Matt Hanson (politician), American politician
Mitchell Hanson (born 1988), English football defender
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Norwood Russell Hanson (1925–1967), American philosopher
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Ole Hanson (1874–1940), American real estate developer and politician
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Paul D. Hanson (1939–2023), American biblical scholar
Pauline Hanson (born 1954), Australian politician and television personality
Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Prime Minister of Sweden
Peter Hanson (born 1971), Swedish golfer
Peter Hansson, Swedish heavy metal guitarist
Petter Hansson (born 1976), Swedish footballer
Pontus Hanson (1894–1962), Swedish breaststroke swimmer and water polo player
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Ray Hanson (died 1982), American college football coach
Raymond Alvah Hanson (1923–2009), American entrepreneur, inventor and engineer
Raymond Hanson (composer) (1913–1976), Australian composer and lecturer
Raymond Hanson (cricketer) (born 1951), English cricketer
Ray Hanson (1895–1982), American football coach
Sir Reginald Hanson (1840–1905), Lord Mayor of London, Member of Parliament
Richard Hanson (Canadian politician) (1879–1948), Canadian politician
Richard Hanson (bishop) (1916–1988), bishop of Clogher in the Church of Ireland, 1970–1973
Richard Hanson (Australian politician) (1805–1876), British-Australian chief justice of South Australia
Richard H. Hanson (1931-2023), American politician
Richard Hanson (Missouri politician), American politician, secretary of state of Missouri in 1994
Robert Hanson (disambiguation), several people
Robert M. Hanson (1920–1944), American Marine Corps aviator
Robin Hanson (born 1959), American professor of economics
Roger Hanson "Old Flintlock" (1827–1863), general in the American confederate army
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Sam Hanson (born 1939), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Sharon Hanson (born 1965), American heptathlete
Stephen Hanson (1931–1997), South African cricketer
Sven Hansson (1912–1971), Swedish cross country skier
Sven Ove Hansson (born 1951), Swedish academic, philosopher, author and skeptic
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T. Anderson Hanson (1819–1912), English merchant and activist
Taya Hanson (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
Taylor Hanson (born 1983), American pop/rock musician
Todd Hanson (born 1968), American writer and voice actor
Travis Hanson, American rally car driver
Tony Hanson, Jamaican Basketball Player and Coach
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Vic Hanson (1903–1982), American football and basketball player
Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953), American military historian and political essayist
Vince Hanson (1923–2009), American basketball player
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Walter R. Hanson (1931–2014), American politician
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Zachary Hanson (born 1985), American pop/rock musician
Fictional characters
Rita Hanson, a character in the 1993 American fantasy romantic comedy movie Groundhog Day
Roy Hanson, a character in the 1984 American comedy horror film Gremlins
Tori Hanson, Wind Rangers character in the Power Rangers universe
Zoey Hanson, main character in the English dub of Tokyo Mew Mew, Mew Mew Power



