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What does Anderson mean?
Anderson 
▲ as a boys' name means "man, warrior". Anderson is an alternate spelling of Anders (Scandinavian, Greek): variation of Andrew.
ASSOCIATED WITH warrior
Variations
VARIANT Andersson
OTHER FORM VIA ANDERS Ander
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anderson Jovan (A.J.), ..
How popular is Anderson?
Anderson is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#814 out of 1220, Top 67%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#12 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Anderson reached its peak position of #257 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #297. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Anderson (#297 IN RECENT RANKINGS) rated in the Top 2000 are Ander (#1283) and Anders (#785). Adoption of these forms of Anderson is more pronounced among parents presently (USAGE OF 0.09%). Anders and Anderson are two of the more contemporarily stylish names for newborns in this list.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abelson, Adamson, Addamson, Addeson, Addison▼, Adison, Adisson (see Addison), Adrion, Adron, Aeron, Aeson, Aileron, Aleron, Algernon, Aljernon, Andon▼, Andor, Andrae, Andras, Andre, Andrea, Andreas, Andrei, Andrej, Andres▲, Andresj, Andreus, Andrew▼, Andrews, Andrey, Andrezj, Andrian, Andric, Andrick, Andriel, Andries, Andrij, Andrija, Andrik, Andris, Andrius, Andro, Andros, Andru, Andruw, Andrzej, Annson, Anson▲, Ansson, Antero, Atherton, Auberon, Auberron, Emerson▲, Gerson, Henderson▼, Mandelson (see Mandel), Paterson, Person, Peterson, Pierson, Sanderson and Saunderson. These names tend to be less frequently used than Anderson.
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