German and Dutch: from a common and long-established vernacular
personal name, an aphetic form of Johannes (see John).
The surname is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, presumably as an
adoption of the German or Dutch surname.Indian (Panjab): Hindu
(Arora) and Sikh name, from Sanskrit hamsa ‘swan’, ‘goose’,
based on the name of an Arora clan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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