# Anderson
## English
### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/

### Alternative forms

* (surname): Enderson.

### Etymology 1

From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) +‎ -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or Swedish Andersson.

#### Proper noun

Anderson (countable and uncountable, plural Andersons)
* (countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
** 2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine‎:"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.
* (countable) A male given name.
* A placename
** A river in British Columbia, Canada; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar; named for fur trader James Anderson.
** A river in the Northwest Territories, Canada; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
** A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
** A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
** A locale in the United States:
*** A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
*** An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
*** A city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
*** An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
*** A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
*** A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
*** An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
*** An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
*** A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
*** A city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
*** A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
*** An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
*** A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
*** A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
*** A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
*** A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
*** An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
*** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.

##### Alternative forms

* Andison (Scottish surname)

##### Derived terms

* Anderson-Bogoliubov mode
* Anderson County
* Anderson-Darling test
* Anderson-Higgs mechanism
* Andersonian
* andersonite
* Anderson localization
* Anderson squat
* Andersonstown
* react Anderson

##### Related terms

* Andrews

##### 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

* Anders

### Etymology 2

From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew +‎ -s- +‎ -ton.

#### Proper noun

Anderson
* A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).

### See also

* Anderson on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Naderson, Nardones

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Anderson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈandeɾson/ [ˈãn̪.d̪eɾ.sõn]
* Rhymes: -andeɾson
* Syllabification: An‧der‧son

### Proper noun

Anderson m
* a male given name from English

### Proper noun

Anderson m or f by sense
* a surname from English