# Hansen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #12,786

## Definitions
1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.
2. A placename
3. A placename

## Etymology
From Danish Hansen and Norwegian Hansen.

## Easily confused with
- **haven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-haven)
- **Hasan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hasan)
- **happen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-happen)
- **Hassan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hassan)
- **Hanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hanson)
- **Hayden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hayden)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-harden)
- **Henson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-henson)
- **hasten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hasten)
- **Hauser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hauser)
- **Hans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hans-vs-hansen)
- **Hagen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hagen-vs-hansen)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halen-vs-hansen)
- **handed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handed-vs-hansen)
- **hanged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanged-vs-hansen)
- **hanger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanger-vs-hansen)
- **Hanley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanley-vs-hansen)
- **Halsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halsey-vs-hansen)
- **Handel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handel-vs-hansen)
- **hander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hander-vs-hansen)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahnsen`, `hanesn`, `hannsen`, `hansenn`, `hansne`, `hanssen`, `hasnen`, `hhansen`, `hnasen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hansen