{{other uses}} '''Andersen''' ({{IPA|da|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.<ref>[http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK/Statistics/Names/HowMany.aspx How many have the name – Statistics Denmark] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304141125/http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK/Statistics/Names/HowMany.aspx |date=March 4, 2010 }}</ref>
From the same root – the given name ''Andreas'' – derives the surname ''Andreasen'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀæsn̩}} (cognate ''Andreassen'') and ''Andresen'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀsn̩}}.
The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in Denmark and Norway (2009): {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Andersen !Andreasen !Andreassen !Andresen !Source |- |Denmark |align="right"|165,871 |align="right"|12,013 |align="right"|2,430 |align="right"|4,508 |[http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/HvorMange.aspx Statistics Denmark] |- |Norway |align="right"|38,433 |align="right"|103 |align="right"|12,376 |align="right"|6,581 |[http://www.ssb.no/navn/ Statistics Norway] |}
==Persons== *Adda Husted Andersen (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator *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 *Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893–1962), Danish politician *Amalie Andersen (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player *Amalie Andersen (actress) (1861–1924), Norwegian actress *Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006), Danish politician *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 *Asbjørn Andersen (disambiguation), several people *Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish composer *Bjørg Andersen (born 1942), Norwegian handball player *Birgit Fogh-Andersen (1922–2012), Danish politician *Børge Kaas Andersen (1937–2019), Danish rower *Børge Andersen (chess player) (1934–1993), Danish chess player *Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American child actress *Britta Andersen (born 1979), Danish badminton 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 *Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901–1963) American physician, pediatrician, pathologist, identifier of cystic fibrosis *Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn *Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator *Else Winther Andersen (born 1941), Danish politician *Eric Andersen (born 1943), American singer-songwriter *Eric Andersen (artist) (born 1940), Danish artist *Erik Andersen (disambiguation), several people *Eyvin Andersen (1914–1968), Danish composer *Filip Andersen (born 2003), Mongolian-Danish football player known as Filip Chinzorig *Finn Andersen (born 1990), Danish ''Counter-Strike'' player known as karrigan *Francis Andersen (1925–2020), Australian scholar of Biblical Hebrew *Frederik Andersen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender *Fritz Andersen (1829–1910), Danish composer *Ginny Andersen, New Zealand politician *Greta Andersen (1927–2023), Danish-American swimmer *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 *James Roy Andersen (1904–1945), A United States Army Air Forces General *Jette Andersen (runner) (born 1945), Danish international athlete *Joachim Andersen (composer) (1847–1909), Danish flautist, conductor and composer *Joachim Andersen (footballer) (born 1996) Danish footballer *Johanne Andersen (women's rights activist) (1862–1925), Danish women's rights activists *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 *Kate Andersen (1870–1957), New Zealand teacher, community leader and writer *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 *Lucas Andersen (born 1994), Danish footballer *Mads Andersen (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster *Mark Andersen, American community activist *Matt Andersen, Canadian musician *May Andersen (born 1982), Danish model *Mette Andersen (born 1974), Danish cyclist *Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam *Michael Andersen (born 1974), Danish basketball player *Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation) *Morten Andersen (born 1960), Danish American football player *Neil L. Andersen (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church *Rigmor Andersen (1903–1995), Danish designer, educator, and author *Ron Andersen (1941–1997), American bridge player *Roy Andersen (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner *Roy Andersen (general) (born 1948), South African businessman and retired general *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 *Theresa Berg Andersen (born 1979), Danish politician *Thomas Herman Andersen (1894{{ndash}}1975), Western Australian police commissioner *Tom Andersen, American politician *Torben Andersen, American economist *Troy Andersen (born 1999), American football player *Uell Stanley Andersen (1917–1986), American writer *Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author *Walter K. Andersen, American scholar
==Fictional characters== * Jesse Anderson (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), also named Johan Andersen, from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Riley Andersen, from the Pixar film ''Inside Out'' and its sequel
==References== {{Reflist}}
==See also== * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} * Anderson (surname) * Andersson (surname) * Andresen (disambiguation)
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