# Hansen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hansen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Danish

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Danish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 137,977 |
| US rank (2010) | 204 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,238 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (133,474 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen), patronymic from Hans + -sen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hansen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hansen in the United States, Norway, the Kingdom of Denmark, Australia, Belgium and Argentina.

## People named Hansen

- Lars Peter Hansen, American economist
- Chris Hansen, American television journalist (born 1959)
- James E. Hansen, American climatologist (1941-)
- Alvin Hansen, American economist (1887–1975)
- Ryan Hansen, American actor
- Fred Hansen, American athlete (born 1940)
- Robert Hansen, American serial killer (1939–2014)
- Myrna Hansen, American actress (born 1934)
- Brendan Hansen, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Patti Hansen, American model and actress
- Stan Hansen, American professional wrestler
- Clifford Hansen, American politician (1912-2009)

and 28 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hanson, Hensen, Hankins, Hanscom, Henson, Hinson, Hannigan, Hunsinger, Hennigan, Hankinson, Hinkson, Heneghan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.