Meaning & History
Means "son of Hans". This is the most common surname in Norway, and the third most common in Denmark.
Related Names
RootHans (given name)
VariantHanssen(Norwegian)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanova, Ivanow(Belarusian) Ivanov, Ivanova(Bulgarian) Ivanović(Croatian) Janda, Jandová, Janáček, Janíček(Czech) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Evans, Evanson, Hanson, I'Anson, Janson, Jeanes, John, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Hancock(English) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz, Gensch, Jahn(German) Giannopoulos, Giannopoulou, Ioannidi, Ioannidis, Ioannidou, Ioannou(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansone, Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitienė, Jonaitis, Jonaitytė(Lithuanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivanovska, Ivanovski, Jovanovska, Jovanovski(Macedonian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu(Romanian) Ivanov, Ivanova(Russian) Ivanović, Jovanović(Serbian) Janíček(Slovak) Juan(Spanish) Hansson, Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson(Swedish) Ivanov, Ivanova(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)
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