Anderson en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo.
2025 November 13, David Hytner, “Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026:"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.
2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2021:Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson.
2024 November 25, Sean Lyngaas, “Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2024:
- (countable) A male given name.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
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(countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
Similar cameras were first acquired by the Anderson and Redding police departments in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Last November, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors followed suit, approving a $550,000 contract for the sheriff to install 24 Flock cameras across unincorporated parts of Shasta using Zogg Fire settlement funds.
2026 July 27, Maya Nelson, “Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next?”, in Shasta Scout, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2026:
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locale in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andison | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Andersons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Anderson County · andersonite · react Anderson · Anderson-Higgs mechanism · Anderson localization · Josephson-Anderson relation · Anderson-Darling test · Anderson squat · Andersonian · Anderson-Bogoliubov mode · Andersonstown
Relateds
Translations (28)
no Andersen (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Андровић (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Андријашевић (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Andrejić (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · bg Андреев (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · ru Андре́ев (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · ka ანდრიაშვილი (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · mr अँडरसन (river in Northwest Territories) · sh Andrović (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · iu Kuuk (river in Northwest Territories) · uk Андріє́нко (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · ru Андре́ева (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · el Ανδρέου (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · pl Andrzejewicz (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · ro Andreescu (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Андић (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · hy Անդրեասյան (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · nl Driessen (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sv Andersson (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Андрејић (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · nl Andriessen (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Andrić (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · cmn 安德森 (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · mr अँडरसन (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · el Ανδρεόπουλος (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · sh Andrijašević (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · da Andersen (surname meaning "son of Andrew") · el Ανδρεάδης (surname meaning "son of Andrew")