Meaning of the nameAndersson
- Male
- English origin
- An-ders-son
Andersson is a spelling of the name Anderson, which means “'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson”.
Meaning
“'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson”
Meaning of the name Anderson, of which Andersson is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Anderson (English) · Behind the Name: Anderson · Behind the Name: Andrew
- People (2022)
- 3,607
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,436
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,092
- people
Andersson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andersson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,148 people).
0 women 3,594 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 Andersson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andersson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 404 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 297 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 289 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 254 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 219 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 204 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 203 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 193 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 154 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 152 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 140 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 121 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 120 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 117 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 116 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 112 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Andersson
Uses a final double S, the same spelling as the Swedish surname Andersson mentioned in Wiktionary.
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.
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 Andersson
What does the name Andersson mean?
Andersson means “'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Anderson, of which Andersson is a spelling.
How many people are named Andersson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,607 people with the first name Andersson, which ranks it number 3,436 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Andersson a boy's or a girl's name?
Andersson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,594 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Andersson?
Andersson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andersson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Andersson (204 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Andersson?
Anderson and Handerson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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