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Anderson¹
- /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ US
Where it 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.
proper noun Andersons · Andison
- A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. "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.
- A male given name.
- 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 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. 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 usin
- 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.
Anderson²
- /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ US
Where it comes from
From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew + -s- + -ton.
proper noun
- A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: henderson, andersen, dilworth, dungee, boucher, andersson, peterson, labat, roane, nagler, reardon, kuhlmann, buddy, putz, butcher, shock
Translations
Talk about this word "Anderson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anderson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Anderson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anderson "Anderson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anderson.Cite this
@misc{anderson_2026,
title = {Anderson},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anderson},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
