Hanson Coat of Arms / Hanson Family Crest

Hanson Family Crest / Hanson Coat of Arms

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Where did the English HANSON family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the HANSON family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name HANSON have been found, including Hanson, Hansom and others.
First found in Yorkshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name HANSON, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were : John Hanson, who settled in Maryland in 1691; Samuel Hanson settled in the Barbados in 1679; Simon Hanson arrived in New York in 1687; Charles, Frederick, James, John, Joseph, Peter, Robert, Samuel, Thomas and William Hanson all arrived in Philadelphia between 1770 and 1860.
Suggested Readings for the name HANSON
* Hans Hanson of Red Lyon Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware by Baldwin Springer Maull. * Hanson Relatives: Ancestors and Descendants of Love, Susan, Nahum, and Charles Hanson, and Ancestors of Some of the Spouses of Hanson Descendants by Charlotte A. Nicely.
Some noteworthy people of the name HANSON
* Duane Hanson (b. 1925), American sculptor * Howard Hanson (1896-1981), American composer. * John Hanson, American Revolutionary leader * Raymond Hanson (1913-1976), Australian composer

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