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Andersen Surname

2,077th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 263,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: DenmarkHighest density in: Denmark

Andersen Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dano-Norwegian form of Anderson, q.v. in Dict. [Dano-Norwegian son, son]

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Andersen Surname Distribution Map

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• 1881
• 1880

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Denmark	139,090	1:41	5
United States	50,341	1:7,200	847
Norway	42,678	1:120	5
Canada	4,904	1:7,513	1,103
Australia	4,365	1:6,185	900
Germany	4,188	1:19,223	2,541
Sweden	4,157	1:2,369	223
Thailand	1,844	1:38,307	4,124
Brazil	1,218	1:175,759	6,768
England	1,179	1:47,259	5,941
Argentina	1,123	1:38,062	3,188
New Zealand	1,065	1:4,252	661
Greenland	761	1:74	11
South Africa	681	1:79,556	9,837
France	622	1:106,789	15,818
Russia	610	1:236,267	25,292
Samoa	528	1:367	84
Spain	466	1:100,326	8,188
Indonesia	390	1:339,100	29,498
Luxembourg	285	1:2,037	226
Estonia	265	1:4,988	511
Switzerland	252	1:32,591	4,802
Portugal	245	1:42,523	2,481
Iceland	234	1:1,624	270
Netherlands	193	1:87,498	14,492
Finland	184	1:29,873	3,988
Belgium	180	1:63,870	10,268
Egypt	122	1:753,572	38,342
Dominican Republic	92	1:113,401	4,751
Japan	89	1:1,436,453	23,926
Scotland	84	1:63,736	5,100
Chile	81	1:217,487	6,777
Faroe Islands	79	1:620	89
Malaysia	72	1:409,642	21,284
Poland	67	1:567,295	52,993
Paraguay	66	1:109,648	2,491
Philippines	63	1:1,606,956	108,100
Ireland	62	1:75,951	4,602
Austria	62	1:137,346	18,671
Venezuela	62	1:487,163	9,407
Ecuador	49	1:324,609	9,222
Italy	38	1:1,609,387	83,030
Greece	37	1:299,454	43,754
Latvia	37	1:55,407	8,324
China	36	1:37,981,155	2,028
Mexico	33	1:3,761,400	25,486
Belarus	32	1:296,908	33,328
Uzbekistan	27	1:1,145,524	21,534
India	26	1:29,502,515	369,827
DR Congo	21	1:3,518,075	145,665
Iraq	21	1:1,667,698	16,789
Romania	20	1:1,003,894	52,576
Zimbabwe	20	1:771,912	53,776
Kazakhstan	19	1:930,658	56,702
Wales	19	1:162,870	11,152
Malta	18	1:23,904	1,289
Czechia	17	1:625,498	60,070
Northern Ireland	14	1:131,788	7,342
Hong Kong	13	1:564,268	3,428
Hungary	13	1:755,098	40,181
Peru	13	1:2,444,933	27,186
Singapore	13	1:423,669	18,211
Croatia	11	1:384,419	33,360
Bulgaria	10	1:697,890	27,590
United Arab Emirates	10	1:916,227	36,116
Ethiopia	9	1:10,838,474	14,518
Ghana	9	1:3,002,299	11,581
Israel	9	1:950,848	57,975
Jersey	8	1:12,400	2,398
Kenya	8	1:5,772,488	50,256
Bermuda	7	1:9,326	1,286
Moldova	7	1:508,767	32,975
Uganda	7	1:5,577,040	114,218
Ukraine	7	1:6,503,242	257,739
Vietnam	7	1:13,235,151	2,948
Qatar	6	1:393,000	55,922
South Korea	6	1:8,540,043	1,433
Tanzania	6	1:8,823,602	72,091
Cook Islands	5	1:3,636	866
Costa Rica	5	1:956,014	6,058
Liechtenstein	5	1:7,676	1,080
Monaco	5	1:7,413	1,114
Nigeria	5	1:35,428,552	388,973
Panama	5	1:782,452	11,059
Angola	4	1:6,747,304	6,999
Bahrain	4	1:337,152	6,054
Bangladesh	4	1:39,839,193	17,324
Botswana	4	1:546,732	22,624
Burundi	4	1:2,451,213	1,279
Colombia	4	1:11,943,518	26,735
Laos	4	1:1,647,081	888
Lithuania	4	1:758,647	25,175
Myanmar	4	1:12,984,496	1,309
Saudi Arabia	4	1:7,713,954	37,548
Sri Lanka	4	1:5,202,140	12,146
Trinidad and Tobago	4	1:340,994	12,383
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
Lebanon	3	1:1,879,028	22,073
Taiwan	3	1:7,814,915	41,694
Zambia	3	1:5,283,307	43,479
Cambodia	2	1:7,743,573	11,959
Georgia	2	1:1,872,772	35,618
Mauritius	2	1:646,708	13,517
Pakistan	2	1:89,321,942	157,560
Papua New Guinea	2	1:4,076,858	165,791
Slovenia	2	1:1,243,838	27,519
Solomon Islands	2	1:290,014	19,875
Syria	2	1:9,650,511	17,817
Turkey	2	1:38,910,711	171,901
Uruguay	2	1:1,715,879	35,955
Albania	1	1:2,914,055	29,474
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
American Samoa	1	1:55,758	3,072
Andorra	1	1:83,838	2,381
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Azerbaijan	1	1:9,649,122	47,873
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
Belize	1	1:355,474	3,977
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Cayman Islands	1	1:63,893	2,384
Chad	1	1:13,592,199	13,092
Congo	1	1:4,989,096	34,171
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Djibouti	1	1:914,932	1,612
Dominica	1	1:75,891	912
El Salvador	1	1:6,343,888	8,415
French Polynesia	1	1:280,805	7,211
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Gibraltar	1	1:33,954	1,660
Guam	1	1:160,121	4,893
Guatemala	1	1:16,082,668	12,169
Guernsey	1	1:64,439	2,137
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Iran	1	1:76,782,524	277,718
Jamaica	1	1:2,869,947	13,896
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Kyrgyzstan	1	1:5,972,654	99,197
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
Mozambique	1	1:27,261,569	7,432
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nicaragua	1	1:6,021,090	8,768
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1:54,580	1,498
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Saint Lucia	1	1:178,781	3,800
Serbia	1	1:7,144,948	38,459
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Tajikistan	1	1:8,386,692	12,859
United States Virgin Islands	1	1:110,375	6,934

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	11	1:402,715	14,385

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	116	1:210,132	16,406
Scotland	44	1:85,073	4,558
Wales	7	1:224,059	8,079

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	3,667	1:13,695	1,757

The alternate forms: Andersén (345), Ândersen (1) & Andersèn (1) are calculated separately.

Andersen (1,013) may also be a first name.

Andersen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dano-Norwegian form of Anderson, q.v. in Dict. [Dano-Norwegian son, son]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Norwegian, Danish) The son of Andrew (man).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anderson is a modified form of Andrewson, meaning son of Andrew. Andrewson certainly passed through many forms before it finally became formulated as Anderson-this can be seen from the several ‘in-between’ derivatives which remain to this day (especially in Scotland). These include Andison (almost certainly derived from the shortened form of Andrew, Andy), Androson, Andrisoune, and even Endherson (though not Henderson which, as mentioned previously, comes from Henryson).

The first name Andrew comes from the Ancient Greek, where it means ‘manly’. It has thus been in use for well over 2,000 years. The most famous Andrew is certainly one of the earliest recorded-St Andrew was Christ’s first disciple. Legend has it that the remains of St Andrew were brought to Scotland in the fourth century by St Regulus. True or not, St Andrew is now firmly established as the patron saint and knightly champion of Scotland, his diagonal white cross featuring on the Scottish flag. Naturally enough, the name Andrew has long been popular in Scotland, its popularity first coming to the fore in the twelfth century. Thereafter, the name Anderson became prominent. Though the Scots haven’t had it all their own way; the most concentrated populations of Andrews are found in the West Country, in Cornwall and Devon, while concentrations of Andersons are found slightly further east in Dorset and Hampshire.

The earliest British mention of any name connected with Andrew or Anderson is in the Domesday Book, where a certain Andreas is mentioned in 1086. It is nearly 200 years later before the first Andersons begin to make their recorded appearance. In the early-fifteenth-century Scottish records there are several Andrewsons and Androsouns, while in England, in the venerable-sounding Register of the Guild of the Corpus Christi of the City of York, one Androson appears in 1455 and an Androwson in 1482.

Owing to its popularity in Scotland, the name Anderson has proliferated wherever Scots have emigrated. This accounts for the large number of Andersons in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. However, many of the American Andersons are of Swedish origin (Anderson is the most prevalent name in the Stockholm telephone directory.) To a lesser degree, Andersons are indigenous all over Europe. The origin of the name is the same, and its pan- European popularity undoubtedly stems from St Andrew (who was also patron saint of Russia). The name Andrew has many European forms-ranging from the French André (as in the French writer/philosopher, André Malraux) to the German Andreas (as in Andreas Baader, of the notorious Baader—Meinhof Gang). Curiously, despite the name’s popularity, there have been no major European kings called Andrew. Neither Scotland nor England has had a King Andrew, though the Queen’s second son is so named. Also, there have been no popes named Andrew.

Andersons have been involved in a number of record-breaking crimes. George ‘Dutch’ Anderson pulled off a 1921 mail van stick-up which yielded over £500,000; Charlie Anderson took part in the first Wild West train robbery (1866); and ‘Boston Pete’ Anderson successfully talked a reclusive miser out of £850,000 in 1866 and sensibly retired.

The Anderson Shelter, invented by one-time British Chancellor of the Exchequer John Anderson, was a simple affair which could easily be installed (as over 3 million were) in a back garden. It saved countless lives during World War II air raids.

Andersen’s disease is one of five types of hereditary glycogen- storage diseases. Metabolic problems affect the liver, spleen, muscles and lymph nodes, the liver ultimately deteriorates and the patient dies.

Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia, was notorious during America’s Civil War. In the two years of its existence (1864—5) this log stockade of at most 26 acres housed over 32,000 Northern prisoners, half of whom died.

Andersons have long figured prominently in the arts. Hans Christian Andersen (1805—75) created some of the world’s best-loved fairy tales. America’s Sherwood Anderson (1876— 1941) and Maxwell Anderson (1888—1959) were prize­winning poets and novelists, while Marian Anderson (b.1902) is a famed black opera star.

There are towns called Anderson in the United Kingdom, Argentina and the United States, rivers of this name in Canada and the United States, and islands so named in Canada and Australia.

With about 38,000 namesakes, Anderson is Scotland’s 8th most popular surname. Thus about one out of every 140 Scots is named Anderson. (The name is not common enough throughout England and Wales to be counted separately.) Anderson is notably popular in and around Edinburgh, where an estimated one in about 120 families bears the name, and in Glasgow where the figure is about one in 160. Around the world, Andersons are most common in Vancouver (one in 290 families), Wellington (one in 410), Auckland (one in 420) and Melbourne (one in 425). The United States has more Andersons than the entire population of Glasgow-an estimated total of just over 867,000 makes this their 9th most popular surname.

— Peter Verstappen

User-submitted Reference

Meaning 'son of Anders', rather than 'son of "Andrew'. In Sweden you'd see it lengthened to Andersson due to the name literally being the words Anders and son. Likewise it is Andersen in Danish. Due to Americanization the second s was often dropped out of names after immigrating.

- trentricklamar

The surname means son of a man with the name, Anders.

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Andersen Demographics

Andersen Political Affiliationin United States

Sample size: 10,793 (2014)

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Andersen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Andersen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Andersen (Arabic: اندرسين, Oriya: ରେସନ, Russian: Андерсен) is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Andersén, Ândersen or Andersèn. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Andersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Andersen is the 2,077th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,619 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Andersen are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 252,483rd most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 1,013 people.

This last name is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 139,090 people, or 1 in 41. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in 148 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 16 percent are found.

Andersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Andersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Andersen surname increased 1,373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,016 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 564 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Andersen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Andersen surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Andersen surname are 18.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Andersen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning 334,790 kr per year; in Peru they earn 96.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,102 per year; in South Africa they earn 221.26% more than the national average, earning R 763,428 per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Andersén	96	345	/
Ândersen	96	1	/
Andersèn	96	1	/
Anderssen	94	1,810	/
Handersen	94	97	/
Andersenn	94	8	/
Anderseen	94	4	/
Aandersen	94	4	/
Anderrsen	94	2	/
Gandersen	94	1	/
Andesrsen	94	1	/
Anderszen	94	1	/
Anddersen	94	1	/
Andersn	93	74	/
Anderson	88	1,386,213	/
Andersin	88	438	/
Andorsen	88	243	/
Endersen	88	162	/
Andersan	88	88	/
Anderzen	88	34	/
Andersem	88	10	/
Anderssn	88	4	/
Amdersen	88	4	/
Anderßen	88	4	/
Anderjen	88	3	/
Andarsen	88	2	/
Ondersen	88	2	/
Andersne	88	2	/
Andergen	88	1	/
Andercen	88	1	/
Andersón	88	1	/
Andersenová	84	6	/
Anderssoenn	84	1	/
Andersson	82	274,050	/
Andersone	82	4,414	/
Handerson	82	594	/
Andersohn	82	517	/
Hendersen	82	515	/
Ganderson	82	94	/
Andersonn	82	73	/
Anderssén	82	57	/
Andeerson	82	38	/
Aanderson	82	37	/
Andderson	82	23	/
Annderson	82	20	/
Anderrson	82	17	/
Andersoon	82	11	/
Andersion	82	11	/
Andherson	82	9	/
Andersong	82	8	/
Andersont	82	5	/
Anderszon	82	5	/
Andersond	82	4	/
Andersosn	82	4	/
Andershon	82	4	/
Eanderson	82	3	/
Gondersen	82	3	/
Andetrson	82	2	/
Andersoin	82	2	/
Anhderson	82	2	/
Anderchen	82	2	/
Andersojn	82	1	/
Amnderson	82	1	/
Andearson	82	1	/
Andersonq	82	1	/
Atnderson	82	1	/
Andersian	82	1	/
Aunderson	82	0	/
Anderssan	82	0	/
Ainderson	82	0	/
Andaerson	82	0	/
Anderssenová	80	2	/
Andarsn	80	2	/
Anderssohn	78	164	/
D'Anderson	78	16	/
Handersson	78	12	/
Anderssson	78	4	/
Heanderson	78	1	/
Handersone	78	1	/
Andershank	78	1	/
Andersohnn	78	1	/
Andersonne	78	1	/
Handersonn	78	1	/
Anderschon	78	1	/
Anndersson	78	1	/
Anderzon	75	268	/
Anderzén	75	180	/
Amderson	75	70	/
Andersom	75	66	/
Andirson	75	38	/
Hendersn	75	14	/
Andrezen	75	12	/
Anderßon	75	11	/
Ondersem	75	8	/
Andercon	75	7	/
Andarsan	75	7	/
Anderjon	75	6	/
Anderxon	75	3	/
Ondersin	75	3	/
Onderson	75	3	/
Ânderson	75	3	/
Andirsan	75	1	/
Ànderson	75	1	/
Ánderson	75	1	/
Andersam	75	1	/
Anderzèn	75	1	/
Anderzem	75	1	/
Amdersan	75	0	/
Endorsen	75	0	/
Andersonová	74	13	/
Andersonova	74	4	/
Andreggen	71	51	/
Hendersin	71	50	/
Anderzhon	71	40	/
Anderchin	71	11	/
Gonderson	71	6	/
Anderssom	71	3	/
Anderjohn	71	2	/
Handerzon	71	2	/
Anderzohn	71	2	/
Honderson	71	1	/
Hendersan	71	1	/
Uonderson	71	1	/
Hendersön	71	1	/
Hendorsen	71	1	/
Ándersson	71	1	/
Andorsson	71	1	/
Anderhzon	71	1	/
Anderjane	71	1	/
Hendirsen	71	0	/
Aandarson	71	0	/
Anderssonová	70	11	/
Andershanova	70	1	/
Heinderson	67	40	/
Hendersion	67	6	/
Hendersoon	67	5	/
Hendersonn	67	4	/
Hendeerson	67	2	/
Henderrson	67	1	/
Hendersoin	67	1	/
Hehnderson	67	1	/
Haindarson	67	1	/
Gounderson	67	0	/
Henderssan	67	0	/
Hounderson	67	0	/

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Andersen Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Andersen in the Oriya language
ରେସନ	resana	-
Andersen in the Russian language
Андерсен	andersen	-
Andersen in the Arabic language
اندرسين	andrsyn	-
اندرسن	andrsn	-

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