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Anderson is a Scandinavian and Scottish surname meaning "son of Anders/Andrew". In England it was only written with one s whereas it in Sweden can be written both Andersson and Anderson. In Norway and Denmark, the form Andersen is most common. The Scandinavian forms were usually rendered as Anderson by migrants to the US, helping it become one of the most common American surnames.

Contents 1 Places 1.1 in Brazil 1.2 in Canada 1.3 in New Zealand 1.4 In the United Kingdom 1.5 in the United States of America 2 People 3 Fictional characters 4 Other 5 See also

Places

in Brazil

• Dungeon do Andersão, Pindamonhangaba

in Canada

• Anderson, British Columbia
• Anderson Bay, British Columbia
• Anderson Subdivision, British Columbia
• Anderson Bay, Manitoba
• Anderson Lake, Manitoba
• Anderson, New Brunswick
• Anderson Road, New Brunswick
• Anderson Settlement, New Brunswick
• Andersonville, New Brunswick
• Anderson Mountain, Nova Scotia
• Anderson River, Northwest Territories
• Andersons Landing, Northwest Territories
• Anderson's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Anderson Bay, Nunavut
• Anderson, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
• Anderson, Perth County, Ontario
• Anderson Lake, Ontario
• Anderson Lake Station, Ontario
• Anderson Township, Ontario
• Anderson, Quebec

in New Zealand

• Anderson's Bay, a suburb of Dunedin

In the United Kingdom

• Anderson, Dorset

in the United States of America

• Anderson, Alabama
• Anderson, Alaska
• Anderson, California
• Anderson, Indiana
• Anderson, Missouri
• Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
• Anderson, South Carolina
• Anderson, Texas
• Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin
• Anderson, Iron County, Wisconsin

People

• Alexander Anderson (mathematician), (1582-1620), Scottish mathematician
• Anna Anderson (died 1984), alleged daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
• Anthony Anderson, African American actor
• Barbara Anderson (born 1926), New Zealand writer
• Benedict Anderson, Professor of International Studies, Cornell
• Beth Anderson (born 1950), U.S. composer
• Bill Anderson (politician), U.S. politician
• Bob Anderson, driver
• Brady Anderson (born 1964), U.S. baseball player
• Brent Anderson, U.S. comic book artist
• Carl Anderson (1945-2004), singer and actor
• Carl David Anderson (1905-1991), U.S. physicist
• Charles Anderson (Governor of Ohio) (1814-1895)
• Charles Anderson (VC), an Irish Victoria Cross recipient
• Charles Anderson (convict), an Australian convict who was chained to Goat Island in Sydney Harbour for two years
• Charles Anderson (Australian politician), former Member of the Australian House of Representatives
• Charles Anderson (Equestrian), winner of a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Charles Buell Anderson, leader of Endeavor Academy
• Charles Groves Wright Anderson, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Clinton Presba Anderson (1895-1975), U.S. politician
• Clive Anderson, British television personality
• Clyde Elmer Anderson (1912-1998), former Governor of Minnesota
• Colin Anderson, science fiction author
• D.C. Anderson, U.S. cabaret singer and solo artist
• David Anderson, Canadian politician
• David L. Anderson (born 1957), Canadian politician
• David Murray Anderson (1874-1936), English naval officer, Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales
• David W. Anderson, U.S. politician and entrepreneur
• Dennis Anderson, Monster Truck driver (Grave Digger)
• Dillon Anderson (1900-1974), U.S. administrator
• D. G. Anderson (D.G. Anderson) (born 1930), U.S. politician from Hawaii
• Donald Anderson, British MP
• Doug Anderson, Australian journalist
• Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (1905-1977), African American actor
• Edwin Anderson, Jr., (1860-1933), US admiral
• Eileen Anderson, former Mayor of Honolulu
• Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), first female doctor in England
• Enza Anderson, Canadian drag queen
• Eugenie Anderson (born 1909), U.S. diplomat
• Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989), former Governor of Montana
• G. G. Anderson, German composer and singer
• Angry Anderson (Angry Anderson) (born 1947), Australian rock singer
• Gayle Anderson, African American radio journalist
• Sparky Anderson (born 1934), U.S. baseball player and manager
• George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906-1992), U.S. admiral
• Sylvia and Gerry Anderson (born 1929), British TV producer of Thunderbirds fame
• Gillian Anderson (born 1968), U.S. actress
• Glenn M. Anderson (1913-1992), U.S. politician
• Glenn Anderson (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
• Henry Anderson (born 1990), English "man," wild goat-tamer and part-time vegetarian, President of the West Kirby Knitting Association (WKKA)
• Ian Anderson (born 1947), Scottish musician (Jethro Tull)
• Ian McKenzie Anderson (born 1962), British musician and composer
• Ivie Anderson (1904-1949), U.S. jazz singer
• James T.M. Anderson (1878-1946), Canadian politician
• Janet Anderson (born 1949), British Labour MP
• Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), Swedish archaeologist
• John Anderson (zoologist) (1833-1900), Scottish zoologist
• John Anderson (philosopher) (1893-1962), Australian philosopher
• John Anderson (Australian politician) (born 1956), Australian politician
• John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958), British politician
• John HD Anderson (1726-1796), Scottish scientist
• John Bayard Anderson (born 1922), U.S. politician
• Jon Anderson, (born 1944), British musician (Yes)
• Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), U.S. politician
• Judith Anderson (1897-1992), Australian actress
• Kelvin Anderson, Canadian football player
• Kenneth Allan Anderson (born 1949), U.S. football player
• Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805-1845), last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
• Kevin J. Anderson, U.S. science fiction author
• Laurie Anderson (born 1947), U.S. performance artist
• Leafy Anderson, founder of the Black Spiritual Church movement
• Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), U.S. composer
• Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), British film director
• Loni Kaye Anderson (born 1946), U.S. actress
• Louie Anderson, U.S. stand-up comedian
• Lynn Anderson, (born 1947), U.S. country musician
• Mal Anderson, (born 1935), Australian tennis player
• Marian Anderson (1897-1993), African American opera and concert singer
• Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959), U.S. playwright
• Melissa Sue Anderson (born 1962), U.S. actress
• Anderson, Michael J. (born 1953), U.S. actor suffering from dwarfism
• Anderson, Michael P. (1959-2003), NASA astronaut
• Anderson, Miller, British musician
• Anderson, Oskar Johann Viktor (1887-1960), German statistician
• Anderson, Ottis (born 1957), U.S. football player
• Anderson, Pamela (born 1967), U.S. actress and nude model
• Anderson, Paul Thomas (born 1970), U.S. filmmaker
• Anderson, Philip Warren (born 1923), U.S. physicist, Princeton
• Anderson, Pink, (1900-1974), U.S. blues musician
• Anderson, Poul, (1926-2001), U.S. science fiction writer
• Anderson, Ray, (born 1944), American boxer
• Anderson, Ray (born 1952), jazz musician
• Anderson, Richard Dean (born 1950), U.S. actor
• Anderson, Robert, U.S. Civil War commander
• Anderson, Robert (1750-1830), Scottish author and critic
• Anderson, Roberta Joan (born 1943), Canadian musician better known as Joni Mitchell
• Anderson, Robyn, high school massacre accomplice
• Anderson, Ross, Professor in Security Engineering, Cambridge
• Anderson, Rudolph
• Anderson, Rudolph Martin (1876-1961), Canadian zoologist and explorer
• Anderson, Ryan (born 1978), al-Qaida collaborator
• Anderson, Sascha, German author
• Anderson, Sherwood (1876-1941), U.S. novelist
• Anderson, Stikkan, (1931-1997), Swedish musician associated with ABBA
• Anderson, Stephen, (born 1967), U.S. Artist, mixed media expressions
• Anderson, Sylvia, British TV producer of Thunderbirds fame
• Anderson, Terry (born 1947), U.S. hostage
• Anderson, Tim, Australian convicted (and later pardoned) for the 1978 Hilton Bombing
• Anderson, Tim, computer programmer
• Anderson, Walter (1885-1962), German folklorist
• Anderson, Warren
• Anderson, Wendell (born 1933), former Governor of Minnesota
• Anderson, Wes (born 1969), U.S. film director
• Anderson, Wil (born 1974), Australian comedian
• Anderson, William, Victoria Cross recipient
• Anderson, William (born 1921), U.S. naval officer
• Anderson, William Eric Kinloch (born 1936), provost of Eton College
• Anderson, William French (born 1936), U.S. geneticist and molecular biologist
• Anderson, Willie (1878-1910), Scottish golfer
• Anderson, Willie (born 1955), Irish rugby coach
• Anderson, Willie (born 1967), a American basketball player
• Anderson, Willie (born 1975), an American football player.

Fictional characters

• Thomas A. Anderson ("Neo"), a character from The Matrix.
• Judge Anderson, a character from Judge Dredd.
• Alexander Anderson, a character in the Japanese anime/manga series Hellsing.
• The Sailor Moon character of Ami Mizuno was briefly known as Amy Anderson

Other

• Anderson (automobile), an American car
• Anderson Electric, an early 20th century electric car
• Anderson turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed through
• Anderson Packers, a basketball team from Anderson, Indiana
• Anderson (crater) on the Moon
• Anderson shelter, used in UK during World War II

See also

• Andersen

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