Hansson is a

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patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surname meaning "son of Hans": itself of the same origin as

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

via the Latin form ''Johannes''. Notable people with the surname include: * Anders Hansson (disambiguation) * Bo Hansson, Swedish musician *

David Heinemeier Hansson David Heinemeier Hansson is a Denmark, Danish programmer, and the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development Software framework, framework and the Instiki, Instiki wiki. He is also a partner at the web-based software development firm B ...

, Danish programmer * Hans Hansson (skier) (1919–2003), Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics * Henry Hansson (1918–1945), Norwegian resistance member * Holger Hansson (1927–2014), Swedish footballer and manager * Ingvar Hansson, Swedish sailor and Olympic champion * Johan Hansson, Swedish footballer *

Malou Hansson Malou Hansson (born 1983 in Järfälla, Uppland, Sweden) served as Miss Sweden in 2002. She was the first woman with black African ancestry to hold this beauty pageant title. Hansson, competing as "Miss Uppland", was suggested as a potential ...

, Miss Sweden in 2002 * Marcus Hansson, Swedish former 500cc Grand Prix motocross world champion *

Martin Hansson Martin Hansson (born 6 April 1971) is a Swedish former football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2001 and 2013. Hansson works as a firefighter outside refereeing and is fluent in Swedish, English and German. His h ...

, Swedish football referee *

Maud Hansson Maud Hansson (5 December 1937 – 1 October 2020) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1956 and 1991. Her filmography includes supporting roles in the Ingmar Bergman films ''The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ...

, Swedish film actress *

Mikael Hansson James Anders Mikael "Gädda" Hansson Finér (born 15 March 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right back. He represented Söderköpings IK, IFK Norrköping, and Stoke City during a career that spanned between 1988 ...

, Swedish footballer * Niran Hansson (born 1996), Thai footballer *

Ola Hansson Ola Hansson (12 November 1860, Hönsinge, Sweden – 26 September 1925, Büyükdere, Turkey) was a Swedish poet, prose writer, and critic. Biography Hansson published his first works, ''Dikter'' ("''Poems''") in 1884 and ''Notturno'' in 1 ...

(1860–1925), Swedish poet, prose writer *

Pär Hansson Pär Johan Åke Hansson (born 22 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Helsingborgs IF, Ängelholms FF, and Feyenoord during a professional career that spanned between 2005 and 2019. A f ...

, Swedish football goalkeeper *

Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson (28 October 1885 – 6 October 1946) was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived ...

(1885–1946), Swedish Prime Minister * Peter Hansson, Swedish guitarist *

Petter Hansson Carl Johan Petter Hansson (; born 14 December 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He most notably represented Halmstads BK, SC Heerenveen, Rennes, and Monaco during a career that spanned between 1994 and ...

, Swedish footballer *

Roger Hansson (ice hockey) Roger Kent Hansson (born July 13, 1967 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Sweden, Swedish ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, won the Swedish championships twicehttp://www.svenskafans.com/hockeyzon/290842.aspx> and b ...

(born 1967), Swedish ice hockey player * Roger Hansson (sport shooter) (born 1970), Swedish sport shooter 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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