Anderson is a Scandinavian and Scottish surname meaning "son of Anders/Andrew". In England it was only written with one s whereas it in Sweden can be written both Andersson and Anderson. In Norway and Denmark, the form Andersen is most common. The Scandinavian forms were usually rendered as Anderson by migrants to the US, helping it become one of the most common American surnames.

Places named Anderson

in Brazil

• Dungeon do AndersГЈo, Pindamonhangaba

in Canada

• Anderson, British Columbia
• Anderson Bay, British Columbia
• Anderson Subdivision, British Columbia
• Anderson Bay, Manitoba
• Anderson Lake, Manitoba
• Anderson, New Brunswick
• Anderson Road, New Brunswick
• Anderson Settlement, New Brunswick
• Andersonville, New Brunswick
• Anderson Mountain, Nova Scotia
• Anderson River, Northwest Territories
• Andersons Landing, Northwest Territories
• Anderson's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Anderson Bay, Nunavut
• Anderson, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
• Anderson, Perth County, Ontario
• Anderson Lake, Ontario
• Anderson Lake Station, Ontario
• Anderson Township, Ontario
• Anderson, Quebec

in New Zealand

• Anderson's Bay, a suburb of Dunedin

In the United Kingdom

• Anderson, Dorset

in the United States of America

• Anderson, Alabama
• Anderson, Alaska
• Anderson, California
• Anderson, Indiana
• Anderson, Missouri
• Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
• Anderson, South Carolina
• Anderson, Texas
• Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin
• Anderson, Iron County, Wisconsin

People named Anderson

• Anderson, Alexander, (1582-1620), Scottish mathematician
• Anderson, Anna (died 1984), alleged daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
• Anderson, Anthony, African American actor
• Anderson, Barbara (born 1926), New Zealand writer
• Anderson, Benedict, Professor of International Studies, Cornell
• Anderson, Beth (born 1950), U.S. composer
• Anderson, Bill, U.S. politician
• Anderson, Bob, driver
• Anderson, Brady (born 1964), U.S. baseball player
• Anderson, Brent, U.S. comic book artist
• Anderson, Carl (1945-2004), singer and actor
• Anderson, Carl David (1905-1991), U.S. physicist
• Anderson, Charles (1814-1895), former Governor of Ohio
• Anderson, Charles, an Irish Victoria Cross recipient
• Anderson, Charles, an Australian convict who was chained to Goat Island in Sydney Harbour for two years
• Anderson, Charles, former Member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Anderson, Charles, winner of a gold medal for equestrianism at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Anderson, Charles Buell, leader of Endeavor Academy
• Anderson, Charles Groves Wright, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Anderson, Clinton Presba (1895-1975), U.S. politician
• Anderson, Clive, British television personality
• Anderson, Clyde Elmer (1912-1998), former Governor of Minnesota
• Anderson, Colin, science fiction author
• Anderson, D. C., U.S. cabaret singer and solo artist
• Anderson, David, Canadian politician
• Anderson, David L. (born 1957), Canadian politician
• Anderson, David Murray (1874-1936), English naval officer, Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales
• Anderson, David W., U.S. politician and entrepreneur
• Anderson, Dennis, Monster Truck driver (Grave Digger)
• Anderson, Dillon (1900-1974), U.S. administrator
• Anderson, Dominis G. (D.G. Anderson) (born 1930), U.S. politician from Hawaii
• Anderson, Donald, British MP
• Anderson, Doug, Australian journalist
• Anderson, Eddie "Rochester" (1905-1977), African American actor
• Anderson, Edwin, Jr., (1860-1933), US admiral
• Anderson, Eileen, former Mayor of Honolulu
• Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836-1917), first female doctor in England
• Anderson, Enza, Canadian drag queen
• Anderson, Eugenie (born 1909), U.S. diplomat
• Anderson, Forrest Howard (1913-1989), former Governor of Montana
• Anderson, G. G., German composer and singer
• Anderson, Gary (Angry Anderson) (born 1947), Australian rock singer
• Anderson, Gayle, African American radio journalist
• Anderson, George Lee "Sparky" (born 1934), U.S. baseball player and manager
• Anderson, George Whelan Jr. (1906-1992), U.S. admiral
• Anderson, Gerry (born 1929), British TV producer of Thunderbirds fame
• Anderson, Gillian (born 1968), U.S. actress
• Anderson, Glenn Malcolm (1913-1992), U.S. politician
• Anderson, Glenn (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
• Anderson, Henry (born 1990), English "man," wild goat-tamer and part-time vegetarian, President of the West Kirby Knitting Association (WKKA)
• Anderson, Ian (born 1947), Scottish musician (Jethro Tull)
• Anderson, Ian McKenzie (born 1962), British musician and composer
• Anderson, Ivie (1904-1949), U.S. jazz singer
• Anderson, James T.M. (1878-1946), Canadian politician
• Anderson, Janet (born 1949), British Labour MP
• Andersson, Johan Gunnar (1874-1960), Swedish archaeologist
• Anderson, John (1833-1900), Scottish zoologist
• Anderson, John (1893-1962), Australian philosopher
• Anderson, John (born 1956), Australian politician
• Anderson, John, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958), British politician
• Anderson, H.D. (1726-1796), Scottish scientist
• Anderson, John Bayard (born 1922), U.S. politician
• Anderson, Jon, (born 1944), British musician (Yes)
• Anderson, Joseph (1757-1837), U.S. politician
• Anderson, Judith (1897-1992), Australian actress
• Anderson, Kelvin, Canadian football player
• Anderson, Kenneth Allan (born 1949), U.S. football player
• Anderson, Kenneth L. (1805-1845), last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
• Anderson, Kevin J., U.S. science fiction author
• Anderson, Laurie (born 1947), U.S. performance artist
• Anderson, Leafy, founder of the Black Spiritual Church movement
• Anderson, Leroy (1908-1975), U.S. composer
• Anderson, Lindsay (1923-1994), British film director
• Anderson, Loni Kaye (born 1946), U.S. actress
• Anderson, Louie, U.S. stand-up comedian
• Anderson, Lynn, (born 1947), U.S. country musician
• Anderson, Mal(colm), (born 1935), Australian tennis player
• Anderson, Marian (1897-1993), African American opera and concert singer
• Anderson, Maxwell (1888-1959), U.S. playwright
• Anderson, Melissa Sue (born 1962), U.S. actress
• Anderson, Michael J. (born 1953), U.S. actor suffering from dwarfism
• Anderson, Michael P. (1959-2003), NASA astronaut
• Anderson, Miller, British musician
• Anderson, Oskar Johann Viktor (1887-1960), German statistician
• Anderson, Ottis (born 1957), U.S. football player
• Anderson, Pamela (born 1967), U.S. actress and nude model
• Anderson, Paul Thomas (born 1970), U.S. filmmaker
• Anderson, Philip Warren (born 1923), U.S. physicist, Princeton
• Anderson, Pink, (1900-1974), U.S. blues musician
• Anderson, Poul, (1926-2001), U.S. science fiction writer
• Anderson, Ray, (born 1944), American boxer
• Anderson, Ray (born 1952), jazz musician
• Anderson, Richard Dean (born 1950), U.S. actor
• Anderson, Robert, U.S. Civil War commander
• Anderson, Robert (1750-1830), Scottish author and critic
• Anderson, Roberta Joan (born 1943), Canadian musician better known as Joni Mitchell
• Anderson, Robyn, high school massacre accomplice
• Anderson, Ross, Professor in Security Engineering, Cambridge
• Anderson, Rudolph
• Anderson, Rudolph Martin (1876-1961), Canadian zoologist and explorer
• Anderson, Ryan (born 1978), al-Qaida collaborator
• Anderson, Sascha, German author
• Anderson, Sherwood (1876-1941), U.S. novelist
• Anderson, Stikkan, (1931-1997), Swedish musician associated with ABBA
• Anderson, Stephen, (born 1967), U.S. Artist, mixed media expressions
• Anderson, Sylvia, British TV producer of Thunderbirds fame
• Anderson, Terry (born 1947), U.S. hostage
• Anderson, Tim, Australian convicted (and later pardoned) for the 1978 Hilton Bombing
• Anderson, Tim, computer programmer
• Anderson, Walter (1885-1962), German folklorist
• Anderson, Warren
• Anderson, Wendell (born 1933), former Governor of Minnesota
• Anderson, Wes (born 1969), U.S. film director
• Anderson, Wil (born 1974), Australian comedian
• Anderson, William, Victoria Cross recipient
• Anderson, William (born 1921), U.S. naval officer
• Anderson, William Eric Kinloch (born 1936), provost of Eton College
• Anderson, William French (born 1936), U.S. geneticist and molecular biologist
• Anderson, Willie (1878-1910), Scottish golfer
• Anderson, Willie (born 1955), Irish rugby coach
• Anderson, Willie (born 1967), a American basketball player
• Anderson, Willie (born 1975), an American football player.

Fictional characters named Anderson

• Thomas A. Anderson ("Neo") is a fictional character from the movie The Matrix.
• Judge Anderson is a character from Judge Dredd.
• Alexander Anderson is a character in the Japanese anime/manga series Hellsing.
• The Sailor Moon character of Ami Mizuno was briefly known as Amy Anderson.

Other uses

• The Anderson was an American car.
• The Anderson Electric was an early 20th century electric car.
• The Anderson turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed through.
• The Anderson Packers were a basketball team from Anderson, Indiana.
• Anderson crater on the Moon, a formation with the eponym John August Anderson.
• Anderson shelters were used in UK during WWII.

Also see Andersen

• Andersen, Hans Christian (born 1805), Danish author of Fairy Tales