Hansel Family History
- Hansel Name Meaning
- Dutch: from the personal name Hansel or Ansel, a pet form of Anselm (see Anselmo). English: probably of Dutch origin (see 1). German (also Hänsel): from a pet form of the personal name Hans.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 137,064 Historical Documents with Hansel on Ancestry
- 62,520 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 19,633 Census and Voter Lists
- 6,461 Military Records
- 2,857 Immigration Records
- 45,593 Member Trees
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Number of Hansel families
 4 - 5  2 - 3 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hansel families
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8 - 14 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Hansel census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the Canadian Passenger Lists
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from 1881 CA Census Data
Hansel census records
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