Anderson is used as a family name or surname in Greek. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Anderson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Refers to Britain and some Scandinavian countries (Alternative: Andersson) the son of Anders, another form of the name Andrew.

How popular is Anderson?

Anderson is common in Brazil.

Anderson is ranked 333 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Anderson bearers increased by 2.886959 per cent in 2010 US census to 784404 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3 spots and ranked at 15. The last name was found in around 2659 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.17 77.6
Black 18.93 18.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.58
Others 2.11 1.59
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.48
Anderson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 1464255 people have been found who wears Anderson as their family name. Anderson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
768 Democratic Republic of The Congo10
85 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha9
7,707 Armenia9
4,744 Oman8
152 Anguilla8
14,563 Iran8
2,390 Syria8
648 Northern Mariana Islands8
1,423 Cambodia7
570 Mali7
847 Mongolia5
731 Brunei5
5,042 Tajikistan5
359 Laos4
1,750 Rwanda4
856 Congo3
11,532 Croatia3
3,008 Ethiopia3
189 Samoa3
110 Central African Republic3
931 Gabon3
1,010 Lesotho3
1,418 Madagascar3
394 The Gambia3
4,744 Macedonia2
2,152 Niger2
3,437 Sudan2
8,593 Slovenia2
2,151 Fiji2
257 East Timor2
476 Djibouti2
2,085 Nepal2
162 Cook Islands2
706 Burundi2
4,689 Maldives2
443 Bhutan2
1,753 Cuba2
332 Chad2
2,057 Myanmar1
2,333 Montenegro1
3,952 Yemen1
801 Cape Verde1
116 Saint Pierre and Miquelon1
4,942 Libya1
573 Vanuatu1
97 Tuvalu1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
215 Palau1
480 Micronesia1
38,063 Mauritania1
537 Liechtenstein1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5 Norfolk Island50
96 American Samoa49
359 South Korea49
6,538 Qatar48
1,808 Taiwan48
302 Seychelles47
302 Dominica45
80 British Virgin Islands44
9,458 Georgia43
1,799 Afghanistan41
12,247 Moldova41
174 Greenland40
75 Gibraltar40
4,239 Bangladesh39
7,445 Pakistan38
1,794 Vietnam37
246 Guernsey36
1,804 Angola34
241 Saint Kitts and Nevis34
471 Grenada34
8,114 Sri Lanka32
7,576 Azerbaijan31
1,378 Iceland29
24,190 Saudi Arabia28
3,118 Senegal25
100 Åland24
7,020 Kuwait23
16,867 Serbia23
10,048 Egypt23
1,021 Malta21
2,398 Zambia19
8,811 Cameroon18
68 Monaco18
2,252 Iraq18
12,285 Burkina Faso15
2,570 Benin14
35,676 Kyrgyzstan14
7,913 Jordan13
6,624 Lebanon13
3,956 Bahrain13
270 Turks and Caicos Islands12
2,425 Malawi11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
879 Thailand96
361 Saint Lucia87
33,506 Kazakhstan74
168 Isle of Man62
922 Luxembourg59
27,908 Czech Republic53
3,160 Ivory Coast53
Countries with hundreds of Anderson:
527 Denmark993
916 Switzerland945
36,587 India938
1,439 Chile935
2,132 Zimbabwe833
4,645 Uzbekistan832
291 Botswana815
15,143 Indonesia791
1,123 Finland761
2,059 Ecuador760
1,168 Austria760
272 Latvia715
677 Singapore704
322 Trinidad and Tobago696
2,518 Greece639
2,842 Belgium579
2,016 Israel565
4,353 Romania543
90 Belize542
1,184 Paraguay510
621 Puerto Rico489
511 Costa Rica487
818 Nicaragua465
151 The Bahamas425
2,231 Bolivia389
3,442 Hungary360
31,047 Germany336
2,122 Portugal305
1,767 Albania296
2,367 Bulgaria280
65 Guam276
5,652 Tunisia231
6,711 Belarus230
1,705 El Salvador215
3,109 Bosnia212
5,815 United Arab Emirates175
45,561 Philippines171
426 China170
45 United States Virgin Islands167
329 Barbados163
3,795 Lithuania158
26 Jersey156
6,726 Slovakia155
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines144
3,705 Uruguay134
44 Bermuda131
639 Cyprus129
36 Cayman Islands125
95 Antigua and Barbuda115
2,434 Mauritius109
1,132 Suriname107
1,597 Japan104
Countries with thousands of Anderson:
62 Liberia8,263
172 Haiti7,782
7 New Zealand7,704
678 Tanzania7,528
159 Sweden5,844
1,143 Kenya4,944
1,976 Mexico4,816
4,232 Russia4,582
1,456 Uganda4,294
46 Northern Ireland3,732
1,950 France3,625
189 Papua New Guinea3,487
250 Sierra Leone3,009
1,580 Argentina2,986
1,137 Malaysia2,808
99 Wales2,619
1,693 Peru2,437
1,362 Mozambique2,407
1,719 Colombia2,114
577 Dominican Republic2,055
276 Panama2,039
1,379 Venezuela2,007
928 Guatemala1,907
417 Ireland1,856
560 Honduras1,777
707 Togo1,600
5,594 Turkey1,572
7,259 Italy1,489
3,912 Ukraine1,464
195 Namibia1,343
4,607 Poland1,289
5,948 Algeria1,160
400 Norway1,134
82 Guyana1,103
62 Estonia1,072
4,179 Spain1,067
2,373 Netherlands1,041
357 Hong Kong1,020
5,078 Morocco1,007
Countries with ten thousands of Anderson:
52 England63,880
14 Canada62,516
9 Australia54,227
670 Nigeria38,667
173 South Africa34,500
151 Ghana26,120
8 Scotland21,146
18 Jamaica15,920
Countries with hundred thousands of Anderson:
8 United States872,825
189 Brazil136,275
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Anderson worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 32 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Henry Pratt and arrived on May 23, 1846. Margaret Anderson, aged 18, Elizabeth Anderson, Weaver William Anderson, House Maid Mary Anderson, 21 years old Elizth. Anderson, Workman William Anderson, 19 years old John Anderson, Workman William Anderson, and 584 other Anderson around 37.97% of whom were workman while others worked as miller and dressmaker, farmer, servant, spinster, carpenter, gentleman, teacher, merchant, clerk, mechanic, bootmaker, house keeper, tailoress, shoemaker, miner, seamstress, servant, rope maker migrated to US.

Comments

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Theda Simard
Anderson is a very common surname in English-speaking countries mean andre son of derivative ander, equivalent to andre and suffix marking the descent it is originally a nickname kinship evoked the same name is found in the form andersson.

Anderson Namesakes

    Leroy Anderson, United States composer who participated in several orchestras, considered "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music"
  • Andrew Anderson, Basketball Player
  • Abbey Anderson, Actor
  • Abella Anderson, Pornographic film actress
  • Abigail Anderson, Businessperson
  • Abigail Anderson, Businessperson
  • Olanda Anderson, Boxer
  • Judith Anderson, Actress
  • Darcy Anderson, Ice hockey player
  • Charles Ackley Anderson, Cinematographer
  • Michael J. Anderson, Actor
  • William Matthew Anderson, from 0 action flick Through the Eyes of Justice, who portrayed the Joseph Sandy.
  • Karla Anderson, from 2018 comedy flick A Little Touch of Harry, who characterized the Woman at Gallery.
  • Howard Anderson, from 1993 action, adventure flick U.S. Catman 2: Boxer Blow, who played the N.
  • In 2018, Paisley Anderson portrayed the role of Ruth in drama flick The Leather Coat.
  • Mathew Anderson, from 2015 comedy film October Rodeo, who portrayed Fallon.
  • In 2018, Julian Anderson portrayed the role of Derrick in drama film Limp-dick.
  • Jacquelyn Anderson, from 2017 drama, romance film No More Lonely People, who portrayed the Crystal Danvers.
  • Malachi Anderson characterized leading role of Roy Porter in 2020 drama flick Affliction.
  • Noelle Anderson, from 2017 drama flick The Dash, who played Noelle.
  • In 2017, Bailey Anderson characterized the role of Grace in sci-fi, thriller film Once Again.
  • In 2012, Jocasta Anderson portrayed the role of Narrator in documentary film 'Turning Points' One Month That Changed a Nation.
  • In 0, Ever Anderson portrayed the role of Wendy in adventure and family film Peter Pan & Wendy.
  • In 2018 drama, romance film, Exposure, Erica Anderson played Rachel.
  • In 2019 comedy flick, Mack, Christian Anderson characterized Mack.
  • Mikayla Anderson portrayed leading role of Bar Tender in 2015 horror movie Hell-Bound.
  • In 2015 action, comedy flick, Suicide Squad Abridged, Wyatt Anderson played Deadshot.
  • In 2017, Samantha Laine Anderson characterized the role of Analisa in thriller film And Then There Was Blood.
  • Carly D. Anderson, from 0 drama, thriller flick Cohabitation, who played Heather Grant.
  • Sally Anderson, from 2016 comedy film Scrapers, who played Mary Emerson.
  • Judithann Anderson, from 2019 comedy, sci-fi flick Soul Frackers, who portrayed Grace.
  • In 0 thriller film, The Whisperers, Pyar Anderson played Boyfriend.
  • In 2017, Emmy Anderson played the role of Kenzie Hadley in family flick Camp New: Humble Pie.
  • In 0 horror film, Break, Isaac Anderson characterized Bobby.
  • In 2017, Kathleen Anderson characterized the role of Susan in horror film Daddy's Little Girl.
  • In 0, Eric Scot Anderson played the role of Atticus in thriller flick Atticus.
  • In 2016, Noah Anderson played the role of Elijah in drama and horror movie Broken Cross.
  • In 2016 comedy, drama film, Lord Put a Ring on It, Jabriah Anderson played Hope.
  • Hope Anderson played central character of Waitress in 2015 comedy film Family Tree.
  • Juanita Anderson, from 2014 drama, thriller movie Imogen, who portrayed the Velma.
  • Nichola Anderson characterized leading character of Nichola Smythe in 2015 comedy and drama film Sisterhood of the Red Garter.

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