How do you pronounce Anderson?

Anderson is pronounced AN-duhr-suhn.

What is the origin of Anderson?

Anderson is of Greek origin, from English culture.

Boy name Greek origin

Anderson

AN-duhr-suhn · 8 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Son of Andrew

Language

Greek

Culture

English

Style era

modern

Themes

English · modern

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#356

2024 births943

Peak year2012

First appeared1880

Total US births33,090

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AndyAnders

Alternate spellings

Andersen

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