Meaning of the nameAnderson
- Male
- English origin
- An-der-son
Anderson is a male name taken from the English surname Anderson, 'son of Andrew', formed with the suffix -son, 'son'.
Meaning
“'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson”
Source: Wiktionary: Anderson (English) · Behind the Name: Anderson · Behind the Name: Andrew
- People (2022)
- 445,547
- Rank in Brazil
- #56
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 473,250
- people
Anderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anderson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (160,378 people).
1,841 women 443,706 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Anderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.286%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.281%
- Paraná 0.275%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.272%
- São Paulo 0.253%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 112,279 | 0.253% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 45,142 | 0.281% |
| Minas Gerais | 36,784 | 0.179% |
| Paraná | 31,469 | 0.275% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29,566 | 0.272% |
| Bahia | 28,212 | 0.200% |
| Santa Catarina | 21,779 | 0.286% |
| Pernambuco | 20,902 | 0.231% |
| Pará | 16,399 | 0.202% |
| Ceará | 12,045 | 0.137% |
| Amazonas | 8,635 | 0.219% |
| Maranhão | 8,121 | 0.120% |
| Goiás | 8,003 | 0.113% |
| Paraíba | 7,862 | 0.198% |
| Mato Grosso | 7,779 | 0.213% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 7,085 | 0.215% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 6,955 | 0.252% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,949 | 0.181% |
| Alagoas | 6,925 | 0.221% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,936 | 0.175% |
| Sergipe | 4,866 | 0.220% |
| Piauí | 3,991 | 0.122% |
| Rondônia | 3,623 | 0.229% |
| Amapá | 1,718 | 0.234% |
| Acre | 1,322 | 0.159% |
| Roraima | 1,165 | 0.183% |
| Tocantins | 1,035 | 0.069% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anderson
Wiktionary records Anderson as a direct borrowing from English and explains the English surname as Ander, a Middle English form of Andrew, plus the suffix -son. Behind the Name gives the same meaning, 'son of Andrew', and lists the name as used in English and in Brazil; Andrew comes from Greek Andreas, from andreios, 'manly, virile'. Wiktionary also records the adapted form Ânderson, used in Brazil, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Handerson among the spelling variants of Anderson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 445,547 people named Anderson; the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
The most common spelling in the group, without an accent, as in English; the adapted form Ânderson takes a circumflex.
Other spellings of Anderson
Sources
- Wiktionary: Anderson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Anderson (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Anderson · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ânderson · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anderson
What does the name Anderson mean?
Anderson means “'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Anderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 445,547 people with the first name Anderson, which ranks it number 56 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Anderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Anderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,841 women and 443,706 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Anderson?
Anderson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Anderson most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.286% of the state's population is named Anderson (21,779 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Anderson?
Andersson and Handerson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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