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Anderson

in North Carolina

There are 13,887 people with the last name "Anderson" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Anderson 28
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  1. is 24th most common Hill
  2. is 25th most common Walker
  3. is 26th most common Lee
  4. is 27th most common King
  5. is 28th most common Anderson
  6. is 29th most common Carter
  7. is 30th most common Wright
  8. is 31st most common Phillips
  9. is 32nd most common Evans

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Anderson

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

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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