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Anderson

in South Carolina

There are 9,831 people with the last name "Anderson" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Anderson 17
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  1. is 13th most common Martin
  2. is 14th most common Thompson
  3. is 15th most common White
  4. is 16th most common Thomas
  5. is 17th most common Anderson
  6. is 18th most common Green
  7. is 19th most common Wright
  8. is 20th most common Lee
  9. is 21st most common Scott

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Anderson

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

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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