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Anderson

in Virginia

There are 13,926 people with the last name "Anderson" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Anderson 18
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  1. is 14th most common Thomas
  2. is 15th most common Lee
  3. is 16th most common Jackson
  4. is 17th most common Thompson
  5. is 18th most common Anderson
  6. is 19th most common Hall
  7. is 20th most common Carter
  8. is 21st most common Lewis
  9. is 22nd most common Clark

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Anderson

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