Given name & surname
Andersson
“the son of Andrew”
Andersson is a variant of Anderson. One English interpretation is “the son of Andrew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andersson is a variant of Anderson. One English interpretation is “the son of Andrew.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Andersson is a variant of Anderson. An origin associated with Anderson is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Andersson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Anders.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Andersson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 145
- 145 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,224 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,224 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,769 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Andersson’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Andersson as a surname has a short form in A:son. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Andersson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Anderson. In German usage, Andersson as a surname has a related form in ANDERSEN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Andersson has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
People named Andersson
- Andersson Ordóñezassociation football playerborn 1994
- Andersson GarciaDominican basketball player (born 2000)
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