Show ContentsHanssen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Hanssen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hansen, Hanssen, Haesen, Hensen,Hanson and others.

Hanssen Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Hanssen is the 713rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,636 people with that name. 1


United States Hanssen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hanssen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Simon Hanssen, who arrived in New York in 1687 2
Hanssen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Orla Ludwig Hanssen, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Carmania" from Liverpool, England 3
  • Fredrik Hanssen, aged 40, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Nicholas Cuneo" from Port Antonio, Jamaica 3
  • Kristian Hanssen, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" from Kristiania, Norway 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Hanssen (post 1700) +

  • André Hanssen (b. 1981), former Norwegian footballer
  • Jon Rangfred Hanssen (b. 1956), Norwegian former professional racing cyclist, winner of the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1980
  • David Antonius Hanssen (b. 1976), Norwegian former professional footballer
  • Gène Hanssen (b. 1959), former Dutch footballer
  • Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (1935-2013), Australian ceramic artist


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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