Hans Family History

Hans Name Meaning

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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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Hans families

37 - 71

13 - 36

1 - 12

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

Number of Hans families

6 - 10

3 - 5

1 - 2

from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Hans Family Origin

Germany (307)

Preussen (41)

England (37)

France (28)

Switzerland (28)

Ireland (21)

from the New York Passengers List

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Hans Family Occupations

from 1881 UK Census Data

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