Hansson (surname)

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Hansson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Hans", itself an Old Norse given name. Notable people with the surname include:

Hansson is also an Icelandic surname when the father is unknown (hans translates as "his" in Icelandic), which was common among children born to Allied soldiers and Icelandic women in the aftermath of the Allied occupation of Iceland during World War II.

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