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'''Hansen''', is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[patronymic]] [[surname]], literally meaning ''son of Hans''. It is the third most common [[surname]] in [[Denmark]], shared by about 4,3% of the population<ref>[http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/pop/2008.aspx] Statistics Denmark</ref>. It is also used in [[Norway]], where "Hansen" is the most common surname, and the form ''Hanssen'' is more common than in Denmark.<ref>[http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/navn/index.html] Statistics Norway</ref> In Sweden the parallel form is ''[[Hansson]]''. ''Hansen'' is also in use in the [[Faeroe Islands]] and [[Greenland]]. The frequent occurrences of Hansen as a [[surname]] outside [[Denmark]]<ref>[http://www.danskernesnavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/Personnavne.asp University of Copenhagen - Name Research Section]</ref> is due to [[immigration]].
People with the surname '''Hansen''':
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* [[Hansen (surname)]]
In '''places''':
* [[Hansen, Idaho]], a town in the [[United States]]
* [[Hansen, Wisconsin]], town in the United States
* [[Hansen Township, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
'''Other''':
* [[Hansen Natural]], maker of Hansen's sodas and other drinks
* [[Hansen (crater)]], a lunar crater
* [[Hansen Writing Ball]], an early kind of typewriter from Denmark
* [[Hansen's disease]], another name for leprosy
* [[Helly-Hansen]], Norwegian manufacturer of sports, work, and outdoor gear
* [[Hansen (car)]], Dutch car.
== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Hanson]]
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