Andersen
Andersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑnɐsn̩]) is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.[1]
From the same root – the given name Andreas – derives the surname Andreasen Danish pronunciation: [ænˈtʁeˀæsn̩] (cognate Andreassen) and Andresen Danish pronunciation: [ænˈtʁeˀsn̩].
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in Denmark and Norway (2009):
| Andersen | Andreasen | Andreassen | Andresen | source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 165,871 | 12,013 | 2,430 | 4,508 | Statistics Denmark |
| Norway | 38,433 | 103 | 12,376 | 6,581 | Statistics Norway |
Persons with the name Andersen
- Aksel Andersen (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer
- Aksel Frederik Andersen (1891–1972), Danish mathematician
- Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994), Danish actor
- Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
- Alf Andersen (musician), Norwegian flautist
- André Andersen (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer
- Anja Andersen (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player.
- Arthur E. Andersen (1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm
- Arvid Andersen (1909–1970), Danish composer
- Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish composer
- Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American child actress
- Børge Andersen (1934–1993), Danish chess player
- Carl Albert Andersen (1876-1951), Norwegian pole vaulter
- Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player
- Daniel Andersen (1885–1959), Danish composer
- David Andersen (born 1980), Australian basketball player
- Derek Andersen, American DJ
- Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn
- Erik Andersen (disambiguation), several people
- Eyvin Andersen (1914–1968), Danish composer
- Francis Andersen (born 1925), Australian scholar of Biblical Hebrew
- Frederik Andersen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender
- Fritz Andersen (1829–1910), Danish composer
- Hakon Andersen (1875–1959), Danish composer
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish playwright and author
- Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company
- Hjalmar Andersen (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater
- Joachim Andersen (1847–1909), Danish flutist, conductor and composer
- Johannes Andersen (musician) (1890–1980), Danish composer
- Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967), Danish composer
- Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the Eidsvoll 1814s
- Kim Andersen (cyclist) (born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif
- Kirsti Andersen (born 1941), historian
- Knud Andersen (disambiguation), several people
- LaDell Andersen (1929–2019), American basketball coach
- Mads Andersen (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster
- Matt Andersen, Canadian musician
- May Andersen (born 1982), Danish model
- Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation)
- Morten Andersen (born 1960), Danish American football player (field goal kicker and extra points)
- Neil L. Andersen (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church
- Ron Andersen (1941–1997), American bridge player
- Roy Andersen (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner
- Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer
- Sarah Andersen, American cartoonist (Sarah's Scribbles)
- Sophus Andersen (1859–1923), Danish composer
- Stell Andersen, (1897–1989), American pianist
- Stephan Andersen (born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper
- Stephen O. Andersen (born 1948), scientist
- Torben Andersen, American economist
- Uell Stanley Andersen (1917–1986), American writer
- Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author
- Virginia Andersen, New Zealand politician
- Adda Husted-Andersen (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator.
Places
United States Air Force Base
- Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Companies
- Andersen Corporation, a manufacturer of windows and other building supplies
- Arthur Andersen, a former tax and consulting firm
- Andersen Consulting, former name of Accenture, Plc
- Andersen Press, publisher
- Pea Soup Andersen's, a restaurant chain in California
- Andersen Wrecking, a Metal Recycler in Nebraska
Medicine
Fiction
- Jesse Andersen, character from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Riley Andersen, character from Disney Pixar's Inside Out
References
- How many have the name – Statistics Denmark Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Andersen
- All pages with titles containing Andersen
- Anderson (surname)
- Andersson (surname)
- Andresen (disambiguation)
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