How common is the surname Hanson?

111,144 people in the United States had the surname Hanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,778 Americans. It ranked 276th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hanson?

Curtis Hanson, American filmmaker (1945–2016), followed by Pauline Hanson.

Where is the surname Hanson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hanson in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Hanson?

Hanson is /ˈhæn.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hanson getting more or less common?

More common. 109,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 111,144 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Hanson

A patronymic surname, carried by 111,144 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhæn.sən/ 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). Hanson is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

From Hann + -son.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 111,144 people named Hanson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,778 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 109,079.

#276

rank among US surnames

111,144

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #251)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#267	Williamson	114,959	2,686
#268	Gilbert	114,940	2,686
#269	Dean	114,030	2,708
#270	Sims	113,374	2,723
#271	Espinoza	112,154	2,753
#272	Howell	112,041	2,756
#273	Li	111,786	2,762

Who is named Hanson

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

92% of people named Hanson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hansons

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Curtis Hanson
American filmmaker (1945–2016)
Pauline Hanson
Australian politician (born 1954)
Howard Hanson
American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist (1896–1981)
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925–1996)
Brooke Hanson
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1978
Taylor Hanson
American musician, born 1983
Hart Hanson
American television producer and writer, born 1957
John Hanson
American merchant and public official (1721-1783)
Bo Hanson
Australian rower, born 1973
Tommy Hanson
American baseball player (1986–2015)
Gladys Hanson
American actress (1884–1973)
Robin Hanson
American economist (1959-)

Notable Hansons come mostly from the United States (17) and Australia (5).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hanson

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

Questions

Where does the surname Hanson come from?: From Hann + -son.
How common is the surname Hanson?: 111,144 people in the United States had the surname Hanson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,778 Americans. It ranked 276th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hanson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hanson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hanson?: Curtis Hanson, American filmmaker (1945–2016), followed by Pauline Hanson.
Where is the surname Hanson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hanson in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hanson?: Hanson is /ˈhæn.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hanson?: Hanson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hanson getting more or less common?: More common. 109,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 111,144 in 2010, up 1.9%.