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Anderson

in Illinois

There are 23,173 people with the last name "Anderson" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Anderson 8
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  1. is 4th most common Jones
  2. is 5th most common Brown
  3. is 6th most common Miller
  4. is 7th most common Davis
  5. is 8th most common Anderson
  6. is 9th most common Jackson
  7. is 10th most common Thomas
  8. is 11th most common Wilson
  9. is 12th most common Garcia

Similar Names and Nicknames

Andersen, Anders, Anderton, Andes, Andersson, Anderegg, Anderberg, Andel, Anderle, Andert

Most Common First Names for Anderson

Robert, James, David, John, Richard, Michael, William, Mark, Charles, Mary

Meaning & History

Scottish and northern English: very common patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew. See also Andreas. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain St. Regulus. The surname was brought independently to North America by many different bearers and was particularly common among 18th-century Scotch-Irish settlers in PA and VA. In the United States, it has absorbed many cognate or likesounding names in other European languages, notably Swedish Andersson, Norwegian and Danish Andersen, but also Ukrainian Andreychyn, Hungarian Andrásfi, etc.

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