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Andersen
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English
Etymology
From en da - or en no Andersen, patronymic from en Anders + en -sen.
Pronunciation
en /ˈændə(ɹ)sən/
en An der sen
en Anderson
Proper noun
s
en Danish < patronymics of Danish and Norwegian origin.
Derived terms
en Andersen syndrome Andersen-Tawil syndrome Andersenian
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安德森 Āndésēn
Danish: da Andersen
Japanese: ja アンデルセン Anderusen
Russian: ru А́ндерсен m f Ándɛrsɛn
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Andersen is the 963rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,150 individuals. Andersen is most common among White (94.0%) individuals.
Anagrams
en adeennrs Ardennes Neanders ensnared
Danish
Etymology
Originally a patronymic from da Anders sen. Cognate with sv Andersson and English / Scots en Anderson.
Pronunciation
da [ˈɑnɐsn̩]
Proper noun
da common patronymics
Icelandic
Etymology
is da Andersen.
Pronunciation
[`se]
is ɛnː
Proper noun
is proper noun
is
Declension
is proper noun
Norwegian Bokmål
no
Alternative forms
nb Anderssen alternative spelling
Etymology
From nb Anders sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Anders”. The given name nb Anders is a Nordic form of grc Ἀνδρέας Andréas male given name, derived from grc ἀνδρεῖος andreîos manly, brave.
Compare da Andersen, sv Andersson and en Anderson.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈanː.ər.sən/ [ˈanː.ə.ʂn̩]
nb anːərsən 3
nb Anderssen
nb An der sen
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Anders”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Andersen was borne as a surname by 34,382 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.Table 12891: “Etternavn brukt av 200 personer eller flere”, Statistics Norway.
References
Anders_-_mannsnamn