Hansson (surname)
Introduction '''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. *Anders Hansson (disambiguation)*Bo Hansson, Swedish musician*David Heinemeier Hansson, 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, Miss Sweden in 2002*Marcus Hansson, Swedish former 500cc Grand Prix motocross world champion *Martin Hansson, Swedish football referee*Maud Hansson, Swedish film actress *Mikael Hansson, Swedish footballer*Niran Hansson (born 1996), Thai footballer*Ola Hansson  (1860–1925), Swedish poet, prose writer *Pär Hansson, Swedish football goalkeeper *Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish Prime Minister *Peter Hansson, Swedish guitarist *Petter Hansson, Swedish footballer *Roger Hansson (ice hockey) (born 1967), Swedish ice hockey player*Roger Hansson (sport shooter) (born 1970), Swedish sport shooter
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