How common is the last name Hanson?

106,689 people in the United States have the last name Hanson, about 1 in 2,802. It ranks #288 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HANSON

#288

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
106,689
About
1 in 2,802
This common or more
26.2%
Who bears it

Of the 106,689 people with the last name Hanson, 89.4% reported their origin as White, 3.1% as two or more races and 3% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hanson, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Hanson ranks #9,323 of 53,615, with 1,497 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2018, with 56 births. See Hanson as a first name

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