Hassan (surname)

Hassan is an Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) surname.

For other uses, see Hassan.
Hassan
Origin
Word/nameArabic, Irish, Scottish, Jewish
MeaningArabic: "handsome", "good", "manly", "strong", "benefactor"; Irish and Scottish: "descendant of Osain", "descendant of Oisín"; Jewish: used as a spelling variant of Hazzan "cantor"[1]
Region of originArabic, Irish, Scottish, Jewish

Etymology and spelling

There are several unrelated origins for this surname:

  • In Arabic, Hassan is a transliteration of two names that both derive from the Arabic language triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (ح-س-ن): Ḥasan (حَسَن), which means "good", "handsome", "excellent", or "favorable"; and Ḥassān (‏حَسَّان‎), which means "benefactor".
  • In Ireland/Scotland, the surname Hassan is one of the anglicized forms of the Gaelic (Irish/Scottish) form of Ó hOsáin. It is to be distinguished from Ó hOisín and Ó hOiseáin (Hession and Hishon). In County Londonderry, where it is numerous, it is spelt Hassan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin and Hessin. In the Monaghan Hearth Money Rolls of 1663, it appears as O'Hassan. There was a Hasson of Wexford among the "principal gentlemen" of that county in 1598, but that family was no doubt of non-Gaelic stock, and a John Hassan was an influential merchant in Wexford fifty years earlier.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Another derivation is from "Hal's son".[8]
Depending on language and region, spelling variations

Hassan is a surname of many independent linguistic and regional origins, including Arabic (and through the influence of Arabic, languages spoken by Muslims such as Persian, Kurdish, Urdu, Indonesian, Malaysian, Turkish, Uyghur, Turkmen, Somali, Swahili, Berber, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Tatar, Bosnian, Albanian, Bengali, etc.), as well as Irish, Scottish, and Jewish.

Therefore, depending on language and region, spelling variations include Hasan, Hassen, Hasson, Hassin, Hassine, Hacen, Hasen, Hasin, Hassa, Hasa, Cassin, Chasan, Chasson, Chason, Khasshan, Khasan, Casan, Case, Hasso, Hassanein, Hasnen, Hess, Hasani, Alhassan (Alhassani), Al-Hassan (Al-Hassani), Lassana, Alassane, Lacen, Lasanah, Assan, Asan, Asanov/Asanova, Hasanov/Hasanova, Klassen, Khasanova, Hasanoff, Jasanoff, Hasanović, Hasanovic, Asanović, Hasanovich, Hasanovski/Hasanovska, Asanovski/Asanovska, O'Hassan, or Haasan (Haasaan, Hasaan).

List of variant spellings
  • In Arabic transcription: حسن (Ḥasan), حسان (Ḥassān),
  • In Hebrew transcription: חסן (Hasan or Hassan)
  • In Turkish: Hasan, Asan, Hasanoglu, Asanoglu
  • In Bosnian: Hasanović, Asanović, Hasović
  • In Albanian: Hasani or Hasan
  • In Armenian: Hassanian or Hasanian
  • In Azerbaijan: Həsən
  • In Kurdish: Hesan
  • In Kazakh: Asan or Äsem
  • In Bengali transcription: হাসান (Hāsān)
  • In Somali: Xasan
  • In West Africa: Lassana, Alassane and Lacen, derived from al-Hassan.
  • In Finland: Hasanen for Hassan, derived from the Arabic Hassan and the Finnish suffix for surnames -en.[22]
  • In French: Hassan, Hassen, Hasson or Hacen
  • In Spanish: Hassan, Hassán, Hacen, Hacén, Jassan, Jassán, Jasan, Jasán, Hasson or Jasanoff
  • In Russian transcription: Хасан, Хассан, Хассен, Хэссан, Гасан, Асан, Асанов/Хасанов (masculine), Асанова/Хасанова (feminine)
  • In Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin: Asanović, Hasanović, Hasović
  • In China, some Muslims believe that their surname Ha (哈) is abbreviated from Arabic Hassan.
Popularity of the surname

People

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  • Daisy Hasan, Indian-English author and teacher
  • David Ben Hassin (1727–1792), Moroccan Jewish poet
  • David Hassan (born 1972), Northern Irish academic, writer, and current Professor of Sport Policy and Management at the University of Ulster
  • Dinara Asanova (1942–1985), a Soviet film director

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  • Phil Hassan (born 1974), English rugby league and rugby union footballer

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Fictional characters
  • Dr. Lily Hassan, character in the British soap opera Doctors
  • Hassani (Sleeper Cell character), character in the American television series Sleeper Cell
  • Omar Hassan (24 character), character in the American television series 24

See also

References
  1. What Does Your Jewish Name Mean? - "Cantor: Cantor, Chazzan, Hassan, Singer, Zinger, Schulzinger, Meshoyrer, Soloway or Soloveitchik"
  2. Edward Neafsey (2002). Surnames of Ireland. Irish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-97-3.
  3. hoganstand.com: Irish Identity Surnames In Irish Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ulsterancestry.com: Ulster Ancestry Irish Family Names
  5. surnamedb.com: Surname
  6. medievalscotland.org: 16th & 17th Century Anglicized Irish Surnames
  7. irishtimes.com: Irish Ancestors Surname Hassan
  8. Black, George F. (1946). The Surnames of Scotland. Birlinn. p. 346.
  9. What Does Your Jewish Name Mean? - "Cantor: Cantor, Chazzan, Hassan, Singer, Zinger, Schulzinger, Meshoyrer, Soloway or Soloveitchik"
  10. independent.co.uk: Obituary: Sir Joshua Hassan
  11. jpost.com: French Jews reclaim 'Jewish' names
  12. avotaynu.com: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel
  13. sephardicgen.com: Sephardic Surnames
  14. italian-family-history.com: Jewish Genealogy in Italy
  15. Temple Israel Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa
  16. avotaynu.com: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel
  17. sephardicgen.com: Sephardic Surnames
  18. Temple Israel Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa
  19. Les juifs de Salonique 1492-1943 (PDF).
  20. Hassan
  21. Christian De Monbrison (2013). Vie d'un homme hier , aujourd'hui et un peu plus (in French). ISBN 9782343002705.
  22. Finland's Population Register Centre: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Select "Surname search" and enter "Hasanen")
  23. What Does Your Jewish Name Mean? - "Cantor: Cantor, Chazzan, Hassan, Singer, Zinger, Schulzinger, Meshoyrer, Soloway or Soloveitchik"


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