Last Name ANDERSON

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Meaning	The son of Andrew, which signifies a brave man. It was inevitable that Andrewson should be toned down to Anderson. Even Andrews has occasionally assumed the form of Anders. The son of Andrew, which signifies a brave man. The son of Andrew.

Origin	Scottish, Jewish, Danish, Norwegian, Native American, Irish, Estonian, Falkland, Maori, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian, Guam

Rank	12 (2000 US census)	11 (1990 US census)

Count	762,394 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.6%, or 591618 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
18.06%, or 137688 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 3659 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.7%, or 5337 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.59%, or 12122 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.58%, or 12046 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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