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Anderson
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anderson.wav Southern England
Alternative forms
surname en Enderson.
Etymology 1
From en enm:Ander Andrew -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of en da - and en no Andersen or en sv Andersson.
Proper noun
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en countable en Scottish patronymics.
en Clive Thompson Not Ready for Their Close-Up w:The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/magazine/not-ready-for-their-closeup.html 2005-06-12 "It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20210209175221/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/magazine/not-ready-for-their-closeup.html
en Sean Lyngaas Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/tech/starbucks-ransomware-attack 2024-11-25 Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20241127040105/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/tech/starbucks-ransomware-attack/
en 13 November 2025 w:The Guardian David Hytner https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/13/england-serbia-world-cup-2026-qualifying-match-report Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo. https://web.archive.org/web/20260302045125/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/13/england-serbia-world-cup-2026-qualifying-match-report
en countable en male.
A placename
en river p/British Columbia c/Canada ; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar ; named for fur trader James Anderson.
en river territory/Northwest Territories c/Canada ; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake (Northwest Territories) Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
en river s/Indiana c/US ; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
en locality shire:Suf/Bass Coast s/Victoria c/Australia ; named for early settlers Samuel Anderson (Australian settler) Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
en locale c/US:
en town co/Lauderdale County s/Alabama ; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
en ucomm co/Etowah County s/Alabama.
en city bor/Denali Borough s/Alaska ; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
en ucomm co/Scott County s/Arkansas.
en city co/Shasta County s/California ; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
en Maya Nelson Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next? Shasta Scout https://shastascout.org/across-the-state-communities-are-taking-down-flock-safety-cameras-could-shasta-be-next/ 2026-07-27 Similar cameras were first acquired by the Anderson and Redding police departments in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Last November, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors followed suit, approving a $550,000 contract for the sheriff to install 24 Flock cameras across unincorporated parts of Shasta using Zogg Fire settlement funds. https://web.archive.org/web/20260729212419/https://shastascout.org/across-the-state-communities-are-taking-down-flock-safety-cameras-could-shasta-be-next/
en former settlement co/Mendocino County s/California ; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
en ucomm co/Cass County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Macoupin County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Madison County s/Indiana ; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
en city co/McDonald County s/Missouri ; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
en CDP twp:Suf/Mansfield co/Warren County s/New Jersey.
en ucomm co/Ross County s/Ohio.
en city/county seat co/Anderson County s/South Carolina ; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War) Robert Anderson. TopoZone: Anderson, South Carolina
en town/county seat co/Grimes County s/Texas ; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
en town co/Burnett County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Iron County s/Wisconsin.
en ucomm co/Rock County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Anderson Township.
Alternative forms
en Andison Scottish surname
Derived terms
en Anderson County Anderson-Darling test Anderson-Higgs mechanism Andersonian Anderson squat andersonite Andersonstown Anderson localization react Anderson Anderson-Bogoliubov mode Josephson-Anderson relation
Related terms
en Andrews
Translations
surname meaning "son of Andrew"
Armenian: hy Անդրեասյան
Bulgarian: bg Андреев
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安德森 āndésēn
Danish: da Andersen
Dutch: nl Andriessen, nl Driessen
Georgian: ka ანდრიაშვილი
Greek: el Ανδρεάδης m, el Ανδρέου, el Ανδρεόπουλος m
Marathi: mr अँडरसन
Norwegian: no Andersen
Polish: pl Andrzejewicz
Romanian: ro Andreescu
Russian: ru Андре́ев m, ru Андре́ева f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Андријашевић, sh Андровић, sh Андрејић, sh Андић
Latin: sh Andrijašević, sh Andrović, sh Andrejić, sh Andrić
Swedish: sv Andersson
Ukrainian: uk Андріє́нко
river in Northwest Territories
Inuktitut: iu Kuuk
Marathi: mr अँडरसन
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Anderson is the 15th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 784,404 individuals. Anderson is most common among White (75.2%) and Black/African American (18.9%) individuals.
See also
en Anders
References
Etymology 2
+, Dorset
From earlier en Anderston, from en enm Andreuston, equivalent to en Andrew -s- -ton.
Proper noun
en small village/and/civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in co/Dorset cc/England OS grid ref SY8797.
References
Parish map (Dorset)
See also
Anagrams
en adennors Naderson Nardones
en eponyms
Norwegian Bokmål
en:Anderson (surname),Anderson (given name)
Pronunciation
Norwegianized nb /²ˈanː.ər.sɔn/ [ˈɑ̂nː.əʂɔn]
nb anːəʂɔn 3
nb An der son
Etymology 1
nb en Anderson patronymic surname, from enm Ander -son Andrew patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally meaning “son of Andrew”. The English surname has also been used as an anglicized form of Scandinavian nb Andersen and sv Andersson.Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003), Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford: Oxford University Press;
Compare the parallel nb Andersen, da Andersen and sv Andersson patronymic surnames.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics borrowed from English and originally meaning “son of Andrew”
Etymology 2
nb en Anderson male given name, transferred from the surname.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male English Anderson
Etymology 3
nb en Anderson various place names, mostly transferred from the English surname en Anderson and named after individual bearers of that surname.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
A place name:
nb river p/British Columbia c/Canada, flowing into the Fraser River near Boston Bar
a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing into the Beaufort Sea
nb river s/Indiana c/United States, flowing into the Ohio River
nb locality s/Victoria c/Australia
nb town co/Lauderdale County s/Alabama c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Etowah County s/Alabama c/United States
nb city bor/Denali Borough s/Alaska c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Scott County s/Arkansas c/United States
nb city co/Shasta County s/California c/United States
nb former settlement co/Mendocino County s/California c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Cass County s/Illinois c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Macoupin County s/Illinois c/United States
nb city co/Madison County s/Indiana c/United States; the county seat of Madison County
nb city co/McDonald County s/Missouri c/United States
nb census-designated place co/Warren County s/New Jersey c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Ross County s/Ohio c/United States
nb city co/Anderson County s/South Carolina c/United States; the county seat of Anderson County
nb town co/Grimes County s/Texas c/United States; the county seat of Grimes County
nb town co/Burnett County s/Wisconsin c/United States
nb town co/Iron County s/Wisconsin c/United States
nb unincorporated community co/Rock County s/Wisconsin c/United States
Several townships in the United States; see Anderson Township.
Etymology 4
nb en Anderson village in Dorset, from earlier English Anderston, from nb enm Andreuston. The Middle English name is equivalent in modern English to en Andrew male given name + en -s- genitive linking element + en -ton settlement, town.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb village co/Dorset c/England, also constituting a civil parish
Statistics
As of 1 January 2026, 19 men registered in Norway had nb Anderson as their first given name; 12 of them had it as their only given name. Additionally, 703 people had nb Anderson as their surname.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; data from the Norwegian Population Register as of 1 January 2026, published 28 January 2026.
References
“patronymikon” in Store norske leksikon.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Ânderson adapted
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Anderson + 1
Pronunciation
Ânderson
pt An der son
Proper noun
m Andersons
pt male Anderson
pt terms ending in N
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Anderson + 1
Pronunciation
Ánderson +
Proper noun
m
es male English
Proper noun
mfbysense
es English