Andersen - wikipedia Andersen Andersen ( Danish pronunciation : ( ˈɑnɐsn̩ ) ) is a Danish - Norwegian patronymic surname meaning `` son of Anders '' ( itself derived from the Greek name `` Ανδρέας / Andreas '', cf. English Andrew ). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2 % of the population. From the same root -- the given name Andreas -- derives the surname Andreasen Danish pronunciation : ( ænˈdʁɛːˀæsn̩ ) ( cognate Andreassen ) and Andresen Danish pronunciation : ( ænˈdʁɛːˀsn̩ ). The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in Denmark and Norway ( 2009 ) : Andersen Andreasen Andreassen Andresen source Denmark 165,871 12,013 2,430 4,508 Statistics Denmark Norway 38,433 103 12,376 6,581 Statistics Norway Contents 1 Persons with the name Andersen 2 United States Air Force Base 3 Companies 4 Medicine 5 Fiction 6 References 7 See also Persons with the name Andersen Aksel Andersen ( 1912 -- 1977 ), American - Danish organist and composer Aksel Frederik Andersen ( 1891 -- 1972 ), Danish mathematician Alex Høgh Andersen ( born 1994 ), Danish actor Alf Andersen ( 1906 -- 1975 ), Norwegian ski jumper Alf Andersen ( 1928 -- 1962 ), Norwegian flautist André Andersen ( born 1961 ), Russian - Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer Anja Andersen, Danish handball coach and former handball player. Arthur E. Andersen, founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm Arvid Andersen, Danish composer Benny Andersen, Danish composer Bridgette Andersen, American child actress Carl Albert Andersen, Norwegian pole vaulter Chris Andersen, American basketball player Daniel Andersen, Danish composer David Andersen, Australian basketball player Derek Andersen, American DJ Erik Andersen ( disambiguation ), several people Eyvin Andersen, Danish composer Francis Andersen, Australian Bible scholar Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey player Fritz Andersen, Danish composer Hakon Andersen, Danish composer Hans Christian Andersen, Danish playwright and author Hans Niels Andersen, Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company Hjalmar Andersen ( 1923 -- 2013 ), Norwegian speed skater Joachim Andersen, Danish flutist, conductor and composer Johannes Andersen ( musician ), Danish composer Kai Normann Andersen, Danish composer Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the Eidsvoll 1814s Kim Andersen ( cyclist ), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif Kirsti Andersen, historian Knud Andersen ( disambiguation ), several people Mads Andersen ( born 1995 ), Danish chess grandmaster May Andersen, Danish model Mikkel Andersen, Danish footballer Morten Andersen, Danish American football player ( field goal kicker and extra points ) Neil L. Andersen, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church Ron Andersen, American bridge player Roy Andersen ( born 1955 ), Norwegian long - distance runner Roy Andersen ( South Africa ), South African businessman and military officer Sarah Andersen, American cartoonist ( Sarah 's Scribbles ) Sophus Andersen, Danish composer Stell Andersen, ( 1897 -- 1989 ), American pianist Stephan Andersen, Danish football goalkeeper Torben Andersen, American economist Uell Stanley Andersen ( 1917 -- 1986 ), American writer Vilhelm Andersen ( 1864 -- 1953 ), Danish author Virginia Andersen, New Zealand politician United States Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Companies Andersen Corporation, a manufacturer of windows and other building supplies Arthur Andersen, a former tax and consulting firm Andersen Consulting, former name of Accenture, Plc Pea Soup Andersen 's, a restaurant chain in California Medicine Andersen disease Fiction Jesse Andersen, character from the anime Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX Riley Andersen, character from Disney Pixar 's Inside Out References Jump up ^ How many have the name -- Statistics Denmark Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. See also All pages beginning with `` Andersen '' All pages with a title containing Andersen Anderson ( surname ) Andersson ( surname ) Andresen ( disambiguation ) This page lists people with the surname Andersen. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andersen&oldid=825539917 '' Categories : Surnames Danish - language surnames Norwegian - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Hrvatski Norsk Slovenščina Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 13 February 2018, at 23 : 59. 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Question: where does the last name andersen come from
Answer: a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew)