Hassan Family History
Hassan Name Meaning
Muslim (mainly Egypt Iraq Sudan Nigeria and Pakistan): variant of Hasan . Compare Hassen and Hasson . Somali: from a Somali Muslim personal name of Arabic origin (see Hasan compare above). — Note: Since Somalis traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. Irish (Derry): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓsáin ‘descendant of Ósán’ a personal name formed from a diminutive of os ‘deer’. Compare Hesson . English: variant of Halson a patronymic meaning ‘son of Hal’ (a pet form of Harry ) or else a variant of Hawson a patronymic meaning ‘son of Haw’ (from a rhyming pet form of the Middle English male personal name Raw; see Ralph ). Jewish (from Maghreb): from the Arabic personal name Ḥasan ‘good handsome’ (see Hasan compare 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022