Researching Umar Hassan
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 139 people with the Hassan surname? In that year Hassan was ranked number 3440 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Umar means "life" and is of Arabic origin.
Records of Umar Hassan on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Umar Hassan in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Hassan ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Umar Hassan and the Hassan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hassan Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hassan family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Umar Hassan at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Umar Hassan using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Hassan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hassan Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5544 people with the Hassan surname in the UK? Hassan is now ranked number 1070 for popularity in the UK. |
Hassan Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Umar Hassan.
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Hassan Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Hassan surname in the USA? Hassan is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hassan Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Umar Hassan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Umar Hassan
Umar Bin Hassan
Umar Bin Hassan (born 1948) is an American poet and recording artist, associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the Last Poets. In the mid-1990s, he recorded a solo album titled Be Bop or Be Dead on Bill Laswell's Axiom Records through Island/PolyGram.
In 1994, Bin Hassan appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, appearing on a track titled "This is Madness" alongside Abiodun Oyewole and Pharoah Sanders. The album was named "Album of the Year" by Time magazine.
Bin Hassan appeared on the 2013 Dead Prez album, Information Age (Deluxe Edition).
Source: Umar Bin Hassan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hassan
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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