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Anderson

in Massachusetts

There are 8,889 people with the last name "Anderson" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Anderson 12
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  1. is 8th most common Jones
  2. is 9th most common Martin
  3. is 10th most common Miller
  4. is 11th most common Silva
  5. is 12th most common Anderson
  6. is 13th most common Rodriguez
  7. is 14th most common Davis
  8. is 15th most common Lee
  9. is 16th most common Obrien

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Anderson

Robert, John, David, Richard, James, William, Michael, Paul, Mark, Eric

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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