Last Name ANDREW

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Meaning Son of Andrew, which signifies a brave man. This name was very popular in the 13th century. As the name of the patron saint and knightly champion of Scotland, as title of the primatial see, no wonder Scotch have tried to monopolize Andrew, and no wonder that Anderson has followed Scotch emigration till Canada and the United States were flooded with it. But Andrew was very popular in its day in England. In any case, as an apostolic name it was bound to be popular all over Europe.
Manly, courageous.
Origin English, Greek, Spanish, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 2,521 (2000 US census) 2,528 (1990 US census)
Count 13,145 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 75.79%, or 9963 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.94%, or 1701 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.16%, or 152 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 4.23%, or 556 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 204 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.32%, or 568 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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