How common is the surname Hansen?

137,977 people in the United States had the surname Hansen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,238 Americans. It ranked 204th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hansen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hansen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hansen?

Lars Peter Hansen, American economist, followed by Chris Hansen.

Where is the surname Hansen most common?

Wikidata records people named Hansen in the United States, Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Hansen getting more or less common?

More common. 133,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 137,977 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Hansen

A Danish patronymic surname, carried by 137,977 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hansen is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

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

Hansen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 137,977 people named Hansen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,238 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 133,474.

#204

rank among US surnames

137,977

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#195	Payne	142,601	2,165
#196	Grant	142,277	2,170
#197	Dunn	141,427	2,183
#198	Kelley	140,693	2,194
#199	Spencer	139,951	2,206
#200	Hawkins	139,751	2,209
#201	Arnold	138,893	2,223

Who is named Hansen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Hansen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hansens

40 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lars Peter Hansen
American economist, born 1952
Chris Hansen
American television journalist (born 1959)
James E. Hansen
American climatologist (1941-)
Alvin Hansen
American economist (1887–1975)
Ryan Hansen
American actor, born 1981
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, born 1981
Patti Hansen
American model and actress, born 1956
Stan Hansen
American professional wrestler, born 1949
Clifford Hansen
American politician (1912-2009)

Notable Hansens come mostly from the United States (32), Norway (2) and the Kingdom of Denmark (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hansen

Hansen has the Soundex code H525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H525.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hansen come from?: From North Germanic (Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen), patronymic from Hans + -sen.
How common is the surname Hansen?: 137,977 people in the United States had the surname Hansen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,238 Americans. It ranked 204th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hansen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hansen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hansen?: Lars Peter Hansen, American economist, followed by Chris Hansen.
Where is the surname Hansen most common?: Wikidata records people named Hansen in the United States, Norway and the Kingdom of Denmark and 3 other countries.
What type of surname is Hansen?: Hansen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hansen getting more or less common?: More common. 133,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 137,977 in 2010, up 3.4%.