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Hansson (surname)

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Hansson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Hans": itself of the same origin as John via the Latin form Johannes. 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.[citation needed]

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