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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hans
Name Distribution of Hans Families
MAP:
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
Hans census records
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Hans Family Origin
Hans Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Hans Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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