Anderson.
A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
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 placename 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 placename A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
A placename A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
A placename A locale in the United States: A city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
A placename A locale in the United States: A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
A placename A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: A city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
A placename A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
A placename A locale in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.
Where this word comes from
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.
A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).
Where this word comes from
From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew + -s- + -ton.
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