Hansen [ˈhænsn̩] is a Swedish Danish-Norwegian-Faroese patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Hans. It is the third most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 4.3% of the population. Hansen is the single most common surname in Norway, not counting spelling variations such as Hanssen, which are also quite common. In the Faroe Islands Hansen is the second most common surname, while in the North German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg Hansen is the third and fifth most common surname, respectively. In Sweden the parallel form is Hansson. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a surname outside Denmark, Norway and Schleswig-Holstein is due to immigration, though immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to match the English lastname: Hanson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Hansen or Hanssen may refer to:
Arts and entertainmentAl Hansen (1927–1995), American artistAndrew Hansen (1974–), Australian comedianAsta Hansen (1914–1962), Danish stage and film actress.Beck Hansen, also known as Beck (1970–), American musician, songwriterBetsy Hansen (dates unknown), woman who charged actor Errol Flynn with statutory rape in 1942B. Andreas Bull-Hansen (1972–), Norwegian fantasy writer and former championship weightlifterCarl G. O. Hansen (1871–1960), Norwegian-American journalist, musician and authorCarl William Hansen (1872–1936), Danish authorChris Hansen, American journalistChristian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architectConstantin Hansen (1804–1880), Danish artistCourtney Hansen (contemporary), American model and television personalityC. & V. Hansen (1906–2001 & 1900–1992), Danish comics authorsDinah-Jane Hansen (born 1996),Singer of Female American group Fifth HarmonyDavid Hansen (actor) (contemporary), actor, director, and playwrightDerek Hansen (contemporary), Australian writerErik Hansen (born 1927), Danish architectErik Fosnes Hansen (1965–), Norwegian authorGunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actorIb Hansen, pseudonym of Austrian poet H. C. Artmann (1921–2000)Henriette Hansen, Norwegian ballerina, singer and actorJoachim Hansen (actor) (1930–), German actorJohannes Hansen (sculptor) (1903–1995), Danish sculptorJoseph Hansen (writer) (1923–2004), authorJoseph Hansen (dancer) (1842–1907), Belgian dancerKai Hansen (1963–), German power metal musicianLiane Hansen (contemporary), American radio journalist and radio show hostLisa M. Hansen an American producer, actress, assistant director, and writerMary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian guitarist and singerMax Hansen (tenor) (1897–1961), Danish singerPeter Hansen (actor) (1921–), American actorRon Hansen (novelist) (1947–), American novelist, essayist, and professorPoliticsAnn Hansen (contemporary), Canadian anarchist and bomberBernie Hansen (contemporary), American politician in Chicago politicsClifford Hansen (1912–2009), American politician from WyomingColin Hansen (contemporary), Canadian politician from British ColumbiaConnor Hansen, American jurist from WisconsinDave Hansen (1947–), American politician from WisconsinEva Kjer Hansen (1964–), Danish politicianFlemming Hansen (politician) (1939–), Danish politicianGeorge V. Hansen (1930–), American politician from IdahoGlenna Hansen (1956–), Canadian Inuvialuit politicianH. C. Hansen (1906–1960), Danish Prime Minister (1955–1960)James V. Hansen (1932–), American politician from UtahJoseph Hansen (socialist) (1910–1979), American Trotskyist and leader of the American Socialist Workers PartyMerle Hansen (1919–), American farmer, Founder of the North American Farm AlliancePeter Hansen (UN) (1941–), Danish UN officialRobert W. Hansen, American jurist from WisconsinRon Hansen (politician) (1943–), Canadian politician from OntarioStephanie Hansen (1961–), American politician from DelawareUrban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish politicianScienceAlvin Harvey Hansen (1887–1975) American economistEmil Christian Hansen (1842–1910), Danish fermentation physiologistGerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician, discover of the cause of leprosyHans Jacob Hansen (1855–1936), Danish zoologistJames E. Hansen (1941–), American climatologistJulie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomerPer Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientistPeter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), Danish astronomerThomas Blom Hansen (born 22 January 1958), Danish anthropologistW.W. Hansen (1909–1949), American physicistSportAbraham Løkin Hansen (1959–), Faroese footballer (né Hansen)Adam Hansen (1981–), Australian road cyclistAlan Hansen (1955–), Scottish footballerAshia Hansen (1971–), British athlete, Olympic contestantBob Hansen (1961–), American basketballerBrendan Hansen (1981–), American swimmerCraig Hansen (1983–), American professional baseball playerCurt Hansen (chess player) (1964–), Danish chess grand masterDale Hansen (1948–), American sportscasterDave Hansen (baseball player), American baseball playerEinar Hansen, Faroese soccer playerErika Hansen (1970–), American swimmerFred Hansen (1940–), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist and world record pole vaulterJan Knobelauch Hansen (1971–), Danish athlete, Olympic contestantJannik Hansen (born 1986), Danish Ice Hockey PlayerJoachim Hansen (MMA) (1979–), Norwegian Mixed martial artistJoan Hansen (1958–), American long-distance runnerJohn Hansen (footballer born 1924), Danish footballerJohn Hansen (footballer born 1950), Scottish footballerJohnny Hansen (footballer born 1943), Danish footballerKevin Hansen (volleyball) (1982–), American indoor volleyball playerMartin Lundgaard Hansen (1972–), Danish badminton player, Olympic contestantNiels Jørgen Hansen, Danish darts playerNikolaj Hansen (1987–), Danish footballerPaul Snow-Hansen, New Zealand sailorPer Joar Hansen (1965–), Norwegian football coachPhil Hansen (American football) (born 1968), American former football playerRasmus Grønborg Hansen, Danish football (soccer) playerRick Hansen (1957–), Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarianRon Hansen (baseball) (1938–), American professional baseball playerSøren Hansen (1974–), Danish professional golferStan Hansen (1949–), American professional wrestlerTrine Hansen (1973–), Danish rowerOtherAnnika Hansen a fictional character from Star Trek: Voyager better known as Seven of NineElaine Tuttle Hansen (contemporary), president of Bates CollegeGeorg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographerGeorg Hansen (1904–1944), German army officerGus Hansen (1974–), Danish professional poker playerHelmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian polar explorerJohn Hansen (judge) (1945–), retired New Zealand judgeLars Peter Hansen (1952–), American economist and econometricianMatthew Hansen, Canadian screenwriter, author and editorMax Hansen (SS officer) (1908–1990)Monica Hansen, Norwegian modelPercy Howard Hansen (1890–1951), Danish recipient of the Victoria CrossRobert Hanssen (1944–), American FBI agent convicted of spying for RussiaSig Hansen (1966–), American Captain of the Seattle-based crab fishing boat Northwestern, featured in the documentary Deadliest CatchTheodore Marcus Hansen (1886–1973), Danish-American pastor, theologian, and churchmanTheophil Freiherr von Hansen (1813–1891), Danish-Austrian architect