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Anderson

in Minnesota

There are 30,312 people with the last name "Anderson" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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  1. is 1st most common Johnson
  2. is 2nd most common Anderson
  3. is 3rd most common Nelson
  4. is 4th most common Olson
  5. is 5th most common Peterson
  6. is 6th most common Smith
  7. is 7th most common Miller
  8. is 8th most common Larson
  9. is 9th most common Carlson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Anderson

David, Robert, James, Richard, John, Mark, Michael, Scott, Donald, Gary

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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