Andersen

Andersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑnɐsn̩]) is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.[1]

From the same root – the given name Andreas – derives the surname Andreasen Danish pronunciation: [ænˈtʁeˀæsn̩] (cognate Andreassen) and Andresen Danish pronunciation: [ænˈtʁeˀsn̩].

The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in Denmark and Norway (2009):

	Andersen	Andreasen	Andreassen	Andresen	source
Denmark	165,871	12,013	2,430	4,508	Statistics Denmark
Norway	38,433	103	12,376	6,581	Statistics Norway

Persons with the name Andersen

• Aksel Andersen (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer
• Aksel Frederik Andersen (1891–1972), Danish mathematician
• Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994), Danish actor
• Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
• Alf Andersen (musician), Norwegian flautist
• André Andersen (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer
• Anja Andersen (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player.
• Arthur E. Andersen (1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm
• Arvid Andersen (1909–1970), Danish composer
• Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish composer
• Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American child actress
• Børge Andersen (1934–1993), Danish chess player
• Carl Albert Andersen (1876-1951), Norwegian pole vaulter
• Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player
• Daniel Andersen (1885–1959), Danish composer
• David Andersen (born 1980), Australian basketball player
• Derek Andersen, American DJ
• Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn
• Erik Andersen (disambiguation), several people
• Eyvin Andersen (1914–1968), Danish composer
• Francis Andersen (born 1925), Australian scholar of Biblical Hebrew
• Frederik Andersen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender
• Fritz Andersen (1829–1910), Danish composer
• Hakon Andersen (1875–1959), Danish composer
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish playwright and author
• Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company
• Hjalmar Andersen (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater
• Joachim Andersen (1847–1909), Danish flutist, conductor and composer
• Johannes Andersen (musician) (1890–1980), Danish composer
• Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967), Danish composer
• Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the Eidsvoll 1814s
• Kim Andersen (cyclist) (born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif
• Kirsti Andersen (born 1941), historian
• Knud Andersen (disambiguation), several people
• LaDell Andersen (1929–2019), American basketball coach
• Mads Andersen (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster
• Matt Andersen, Canadian musician
• May Andersen (born 1982), Danish model
• Mikkel Andersen (born 1988), Danish footballer
• Morten Andersen (born 1960), Danish American football player (field goal kicker and extra points)
• Neil L. Andersen (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church
• Ron Andersen (1941–1997), American bridge player
• Roy Andersen (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer
• Sarah Andersen, American cartoonist (Sarah's Scribbles)
• Sophus Andersen (1859–1923), Danish composer
• Stell Andersen, (1897–1989), American pianist
• Stephan Andersen (born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper
• Stephen O. Andersen (born 1948), scientist
• Torben Andersen, American economist
• Uell Stanley Andersen (1917–1986), American writer
• Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author
• Virginia Andersen, New Zealand politician

Places

United States Air Force Base

• Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

Companies

• Andersen Corporation, a manufacturer of windows and other building supplies
• Arthur Andersen, a former tax and consulting firm
• Andersen Consulting, former name of Accenture, Plc
• Pea Soup Andersen's, a restaurant chain in California

Medicine

• Andersen disease

Fiction

• Jesse Andersen, character from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Riley Andersen, character from Disney Pixar's Inside Out

References

1. How many have the name – Statistics Denmark Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Andersen
• All pages with titles containing Andersen
• Anderson (surname)
• Andersson (surname)
• Andresen (disambiguation)