The Andersen Family Name

The last name Andersen is another written form of Anderson, a Scottish family name. Its meaning, shared with Anderson, is “Son of Andrew”.

• The same family of names includes Andersson and Andrews.
• Before spelling was fixed, Anderson was also written Andersen.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Andersen name

Arms linked to Anderson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Andersen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.