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 [ 3 syll. an-der-son, and-ers-on ] The boy name Anderson is pronounced as AENDerSahN KEY. Anderson is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Scandinavian origins. The meaning of the name is son of Andrew. From the word 'son'. The first name is derived from the surname. In the USA, the Scandinavian surname Anderson was introduced into the USA by immigrants, making it one of the most common American surnames. The name Andersen (English) is a variant form of Anderson. See also the related forms, Anders (Scandinavian) and Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian). Anderson is a rather popular baby boy name, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.047% of baby boys were given the name Anderson. It was #326 in rank then. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Anderson, Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian) was the most popular. It was 16 times more widely used than Anderson in that year. A baby name that sounds like Anderson is the name Andersen (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Anderson: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
