Hansen
Son of Hans
Hansen is a Scandinavian surname meaning "son of Hans," common in Denmark and Norway.
It appears in compound terms like Hansen's disease, the medical name for leprosy, after Norwegian physician Gerhard Hansen who identified its bacterial cause in 1873.
Name from father's name
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- NordicOf northern Europe
Copenhagen · Oslo · Stockholm · Vikings · fjords · Norse · Scandinavian · Baltic
Name from father's name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
descendants · clan · bloodline · heritage · pedigree · kinship · dynasty · nomenclature
Mycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
- bacteriologyScience of microscopic organisms
- DatelineNBC newsmagazine series
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
marathon · disability advocacy · Nobel Prize · science · discovery
patronymic
Name from father's name
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Nordic · Copenhagen · Oslo · Stockholm · Vikings · fjords · Norse · Scandinavian · Baltic · Lutheranism
patronymic
Name from father's name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
genealogy · descendants · clan · bloodline · heritage · pedigree · kinship · dynasty · nomenclature · cognomen
leprosy
Mycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
- bacteriologyScience of microscopic organisms
- DatelineNBC newsmagazine series
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
wheelchair · marathon · disability advocacy · Nobel Prize · science · discovery
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- PatronymicsMac prefix, bin, Mac, Olsen, Jensen
- Leprosyleprosy, mycobacterium, bacillus, bacilli, skin lesions
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Hans Zimmer
- Hans Holbein
- Hansen's diseaseBacterial infection affecting nerves
- Dear Evan Hansen