Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) surname.
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 (): (), which means "good", "handsome", "excellent", or "favorable"; and (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.ulsterancestry.com: Ulster Ancestry Irish Family Names Another derivation is from "Hal's son". In Israel and among Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, the surname Hassan () is derived as a spelling variant of Hazzan ("cantor") and therefore most likely represents an alteration of this term through Judaeo-Spanish or Judeo-Arabic.independent.co.uk: Obituary: Sir Joshua Hassan Hassan is normally an Arab first or last name; but, in the Jewish Sephardic – Mizrahi traditions, it is a Jewish surname. The Jewish surname Hassan or Hasson (see also Hassoun), appear to have most likely originated from Spain, from where the Jewish family has initially settled in Morocco and in Livorno, Italy, following 1492 expulsion of the Jews from Spain, and afterwards following the 16th century has spread throughout the Ottoman Empire (notably to Thessaloniki, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; in 1592 in Sidon, Lebanon; Damascus, Syria; Constantine, Algeria and Tunis, Tunisia).
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: (), (), In Urdu: حسن (Hasan) In Hebrew transcription: ( or ) 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.Finland's Population Register Centre: (Select "Surname search" and enter "Hasanen") 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 () is abbreviated from Arabic Hassan.
Popularity of the surname The popularity of the name Hassan or its variants Hasson, Hassen, Hassin is not only in the Arab world (including Arab Christians) but also in the Muslim world. The Irish last name Hassan or its variants Hasson, Hassen, Hassin is frequently found especially in the area of Derry in Northern Ireland and also everywhere where there is a sizable Irish diaspora like in the United States, Canada, Scotland, England, Australia and New Zealand. The frequency of the Jewish last name Hassan – or its variants Hasson, Hassen, Hassin – is mostly among Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, used as a spelling variant of Hazzan.
People
A Abbas Hassan (born 1985), Lebanese-born Swedish footballer Abd Al Naser Hasan (born 1990), Syrian footballer 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasani (1903–1997), Iraqi historian and politician Abdelhamid Hassan (born 1972), Egyptian footballer Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan (1934–2022), Iraqi football coach Abdelkarim Hassan (born 1993), Qatari footballer Abdi Yusuf Hassan (born 1953), Somali politician Abdi Shakur Sheikh Hassan (died 2011), Somali politician Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (born 1941), Somali politician – president of Somalia (2001–2004) Abdirahman Ali Hassan, Kenyan politician Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Hassan, Somali politician Abdul Hassan (lawyer) (born 1974), Guyanese-American lawyer Abdul Majid Hassan (1380–1408), Sultan of Brunei Abdul Naza Alhassan (born 1990), Ghanaian football player Abdullahi Mohammad Ahmad Hassan (1928–2022), Sudanese politician Abdulmumini M. Hassan, Nigerian politician Abdulqadir Hassan (born 1962), Emirati football figure, grandson of Ali Abdusalom Khasanov, Tajikistani boxer Abid Hasan (diplomat) (1911–1984), Indian military officer and diplomat Abrar Hasan (born 1935), Pakistani lawyer and constitutional expert Abu'l-Hasan (artist) (1589 – c. 1630), Indian painter Abu Hashim al-Hasan (before 1031–1040), Yemeni imam Abul Hasan (cricketer) (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer Abul Hasan (poet) (1947–1975), Bangladeshi poet and journalist Adlan Khasanov (1970–2004), Russian journalist and photographer Adnan Abu Hassan (composer) (1959–2016), Malaysian composer and musician Adnan Badr Hassan, Syrian security officer Aftab Hasan, Pakistani educationist and linguist Ahmad Ali Hasan (1916–2010), Syrian poet Ahmad Y. al-Hassan (1925–2012), historian of Arabic and Islamic science and technology Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975), Egyptian footballer Ahmad Hassan (Syrian politician) Ahmed Hassanein (1889–1946), Egyptian courtier, diplomat and fencer Ahmed Issack Hassan (born 1970), Kenyan lawyer Ahmed M. Hassan, Somali politician Ahmed Mohamed Hassan (born 1945), Djiboutian politician Aitzaz Hasan (1998/1999–2014), Pakistani student who intercepted a suicide bomber at his school Aishath Himna Hassan (born 2002), Maldivian athlete Akram Hasson (born 1959), Druze Israeli politician Al-Mansur al-Hasan (1199–1271), Yemeni imam Al-Muntakhab al-Hasan (died 936), Yemeni imam Alberto Hassan (born c. 1942), Argentinian singer Ali Hasan (born 1965), Kuwaiti fencer Ali Hasan, Bahraini boy arrested for politically protesting at age 11, see Arrest of Ali Hasan Ali Hassan (actor) (born 1972), Indian television actor Ali Hassan (born 1996), known online as SypherPK, American Twitch streamer and YouTuber Ali Hasanov (born 1976), Azerbaijani artist, musician and filmmaker Ali M. Hasanov (born 1960), Azerbaijani professor and politician Ali S. Hasanov, Azerbaijani politician Ali Said Hassan, Somali filmmaker Aliagha Hasanov (1871–1933), Azerbaijani statesman Aljoša Asanović (born 1965), Croatian footballer Aly Hassan (born 1989), American soccer player Amadou Alassane (born 1983), French born Mauritanian football player Amir Hasan (14th century), Chupanid prince of the Ilkhanate Amir Alexander Hasson, entrepreneur Amira Hass (born 1956), Israeli journalist and author Amira Hess, Israeli poet and artist Ammar Hassan (born 1976), Palestinian singer – placed second in Super Star 2 An-Nasir al-Hasan (1457–1523), Yemeni imam Anjum Hasan, Indian poet and novelist Anna Hassan, British educator Anne Cassin, Irish journalist and news presenter Anthony Lacen (1950–2004), American jazz tubaist and band leader Antonio Asanović (1991), Croatian footballer Anu Hasan (born 1970), Indian actress and TV anchor in the Tamil language Arif Hasan, Pakistani architect, planner, teacher, social researcher and writer Arshad Hasan (born 1980), American political organizer Asher Hassin (1918–1995), Israeli politician Asim Hassan (born 1986), Indian football player Asma Gull Hasan, Pakistani-American writer and attorney Awang Hassan (1910–1998), Malaysian politician
B Barbara Cassin (born 1947), French philologist and philosopher Baruch Hassan (born 1959), Israeli footballer and manager Basher Hassan (born 1944), Kenyan cricketer Basma Hassan (born 1976), Egyptian actress Bilal Hassani (born 1999), French singer Bob Hasan (1931–2020), Indonesian businessman and politician
C Callum Hassan (born 1993), English footballer Che Hisamuddin Hassan (born 1972), Malaysian football player Chiara Cassin (born 1978), Italian synchronized swimmer
D 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
E Edon Hasani (born 1992), Albanian footballer Emilio Hassan (born 1977), Mexican soccer player Enver Hasani, Kosovar Albanian academic, university rector and judge Eric Hass (1905–1980), American politician Esther Hasson (1867–1942), American military nurse
F Faeq Hassan (1914–1992), Iraqi painter Faiq Hasanov (born 1938), Azerbaijani chess arbiter, coach and television presenter Fairoz Hasan (born 1988), Singaporean footballer Faisal Ali Hassan (born 1981), Emarati footballer Faizul Hasan, Bangladeshi politician Falah Hassan (born 1951), Iraqi football player Farkhonda Hassan (1930–2020), Egyptian professor of geology Farris Hassan (born 1989), American student journalist who, at age 16, went to Iraq without parental consent Fathi Hassan (born 1957), Egyptian-Italian artist Fatimah bint al-Hasan (7th century), Islamic historical figure, daughter of Hasan ibn Ali Fekri Hassan, geoarchaeologist Ferhan Hasani (born 1990), Macedonian footballer Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (born September 27, 1973), Israeli politician and policy maker Frank T. Hassa (1873 – after 1902), American politician from Wisconsin Fred Hassan (born 1946), Pakistani-American business executive Frederick Hassan (1859–1940), Egyptian-born English cricketer Fuad Hassan (1929–2007), Indonesian politician
G Galit Hasan-Rokem (born 1945), Israeli professor of folklore Gayratjon Hasanov (born 1983), Uzbek footballer Gemma Hasson, Northern Irish folk singer Gene Hasson (1915–2003), American baseball player Gerry Hassan (born 1964), Scottish writer and academic George Alhassan or Jair (born c. 1954), Ghanaian footballer George Alhassan (footballer, born 1941) (1941–2013), Ghanaian football player Ghada Hassine (born 1993), Tunisian weightlifter Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan (died 2011), Syrian military officer Gholamreza Hassani (1927–2018), Iranian imam Gotfrid Hasanov (1900–1965), Russian composer Guillermo Martínez Casañ (born 1955), Spanish politician Guy Hasson, Israeli playwright, film maker and science fiction writer
H Hajim al-Hassani (born 1954), Iraqi politician Hamedah Hasan, American subject of a documentary Hameed Hassan (born 1987), Afghan cricketer Hamdi Hassan (1956–2021), Egyptian politician Hanan Qassab Hassan (born 1952), Syrian writer and academic Hani al-Hassan (1939–2012), Palestinian politician Hans Hass (1919–2013), Austrian underwater diver Harry Hasso (1904–1984), German filmmaker Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat