The hanson Surname
hanson Name Meaning and History
- 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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