Given name & surname

Anderssen

“son of Anders”

Anderssen is a surname, meaning “son of Anders.” It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Anderssen means “son of Anders.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Anderssen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Anders.

Anderssen’s family of names

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Anderssen as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Anderson. In German usage, Anderssen as a surname has a related form in ANDERSEN. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Anderssen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Anders.

Walk Anderssen’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Anderssen has relatives in 4 languages.

3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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