Anderson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Anderson Name Meaning: Meaning son Anders/Andrew.This itself derived from the Greek name 'Andreas',meaning 'Man' or 'Manly'.

Andrew was the first of Jesus's disciples & an honoured name in medieval times due to the church connections.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Anderson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Anderson family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3,592
Private Means 363
General Labourer 272
Coal Miner Hewer 255
Labourer 235
General Servant (domestic) 219
None 179
At School 168
Clerk 152
Dressmaker 143
At Home 138
Farm Labourer 137
Domestic Servant 130
Dock Labourer 100
Housekeeper 99
Farmer 95
House Painter 95
Shop Assistant 83
Joiner 79
House Keeper 78
Scholar 74
Charwoman 72
General Servant Domestic 68
Nil 67
School Boy 67

Anderson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Anderson 100% 198,434
2 Enderson 88% 887
3 Andersen 88% 703
4 Andreson 75% 515
5 Andersson 89% 350
6 Underson 88% 252

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The surname Anderson is the most popular version of all its varients

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