Meaning of Last Name

Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose". It is also a surname and may refer to: * Christophe Gans (1960, Antibes), French film director * David (ben Shlomo) Gans (Ganz) (1541, Lippstadt - 1613, Prague), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian, and astronomer * Danny Gans, American singer and comedian * Abraham Isaak Gans, a Jewish German banker ∞ Zippora Marcus ** Eduard Gans (1797, Berlin - 1839), Jewish German jurist * Eric (Lawrence) Gans (born 1941), American scholar and professor * Herbert J. Gans (born 1927), American sociologist * Joachim (Jeochim, Jochim) Gans (Ganse, Gaunse; Gaunz) (?, Prague - ?), a Jewish Czech mining expert, the first Jew to live in America * Joe Gans (born Joseph Gant; 1874 - 1910), American lightweight boxer * Richard (Martin) Gans (1880, Hamburg - 1954, City Bell, nearby La Plata), Jewish German physicist * Ronald "Ron" Gans (?), American voice-over artist and character actor * Sharon Gans (1942, New York City), American actress