# Andersen

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'''Andersen''' ({{IPA|da|ˈɑnɐsn̩}}) is a [Danish](/source/Denmark)-[Norwegian](/source/Norway) [patronymic](/source/patronymic) [surname](/source/surname) meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "[Ανδρέας/Andreas](/source/Andreas)", cf. [English](/source/English_language) [Andrew](/source/Andrew)). It is the fifth most common [surname](/source/surname) in [Denmark](/source/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&nbsp;– the given name ''Andreas''&nbsp;– derives the [surname](/source/surname) ''Andreasen'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀæsn̩}} (cognate ''[Andreassen](/source/Andreassen)'') and ''[Andresen](/source/Andresen)'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀsn̩}}.

The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in [Denmark](/source/Denmark) and [Norway](/source/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](/source/Adda_Husted_Andersen) (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator
*[Aksel Andersen](/source/Aksel_Andersen) (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer
*[Aksel Frederik Andersen](/source/Aksel_Frederik_Andersen) (1891–1972), Danish mathematician
*[Alex Høgh Andersen](/source/Alex_H%C3%B8gh_Andersen) (born 1994), Danish actor
*[Alf Andersen](/source/Alf_Andersen) (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
*[Alf Andersen (musician)](/source/Alf_Andersen_(musician)), Norwegian flautist
*[Alsing Emanuel Andersen](/source/Alsing_Andersen) (1893–1962), Danish politician
*[Amalie Andersen](/source/Amalie_Andersen) (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player
*[Amalie Andersen (actress)](/source/Amalie_Andersen_(actress)) (1861–1924), Norwegian actress
*[Anders Ejnar Andersen](/source/Anders_Ejnar_Andersen) (1912–2006), Danish politician 
*[André Andersen](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Andersen) (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer
*[Anja Andersen](/source/Anja_Andersen) (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player.
*[Arthur E. Andersen](/source/Arthur_E._Andersen) (1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm
*[Asbjørn Andersen (disambiguation)](/source/Asbj%C3%B8rn_Andersen_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Benny Andersen](/source/Benny_Andersen) (1929–2018), Danish composer
*[Bjørg Andersen](/source/Bj%C3%B8rg_Andersen) (born 1942), Norwegian handball player
*[Birgit Fogh-Andersen](/source/Birgit_Fogh-Andersen) (1922–2012), Danish politician
*[Børge Kaas Andersen](/source/B%C3%B8rge_Kaas_Andersen) (1937–2019), Danish rower
*[Børge Andersen (chess player)](/source/B%C3%B8rge_Andersen_(chess_player)) (1934–1993), Danish chess player
*[Bridgette Andersen](/source/Bridgette_Andersen) (1975–1997), American child actress
*[Britta Andersen](/source/Britta_Andersen) (born 1979), Danish badminton player
*[Carl Albert Andersen](/source/Carl_Albert_Andersen) (1876–1951), Norwegian pole vaulter
*[Chris Andersen](/source/Chris_Andersen) (born 1978), American basketball player
*[Daniel Andersen](/source/Daniel_Andersen) (1885–1959), Danish composer
*[David Andersen](/source/David_Andersen) (born 1980), Australian basketball player
*[Derek Andersen](/source/Derek_Andersen_(DJ)), American DJ
*[Dorothy Hansine Andersen](/source/Dorothy_Hansine_Andersen) (1901–1963) American physician, pediatrician, pathologist, identifier of [cystic fibrosis](/source/cystic_fibrosis)
*[Elisabeth Andersen](/source/Elisabeth_Andersen) (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn
*[Ellen Andersen](/source/Ellen_Andersen) (1898–1989), Danish museum curator
*[Else Winther Andersen](/source/Else_Winther_Andersen) (born 1941), Danish politician
*[Eric Andersen](/source/Eric_Andersen) (born 1943), American singer-songwriter
*[Eric Andersen (artist)](/source/Eric_Andersen_(artist)) (born 1940), Danish artist
*[Erik Andersen (disambiguation)](/source/Erik_Andersen_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Eyvin Andersen](/source/Eyvin_Andersen) (1914–1968), Danish composer
*[Filip Andersen](/source/Filip_Chinzorig) (born 2003), Mongolian-Danish football player known as Filip Chinzorig
*[Finn Andersen](/source/Karrigan) (born 1990), Danish ''[Counter-Strike](/source/Counter-Strike)'' player known as karrigan
*[Francis Andersen](/source/Francis_Andersen) (1925–2020), Australian scholar of [Biblical Hebrew](/source/Biblical_Hebrew)
*[Frederik Andersen](/source/Frederik_Andersen) (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender
*[Fritz Andersen](/source/Fritz_Andersen) (1829–1910), Danish composer
*[Ginny Andersen](/source/Ginny_Andersen), New Zealand politician
*[Greta Andersen](/source/Greta_Andersen) (1927–2023), Danish-American swimmer
*[Hakon Andersen](/source/Hakon_Andersen) (1875–1959), Danish composer
*[Hans Christian Andersen](/source/Hans_Christian_Andersen) (1805–1875), Danish playwright and author
*[Hans Niels Andersen](/source/Hans_Niels_Andersen) (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company
*[Hjalmar Andersen](/source/Hjalmar_Andersen) (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater
*[James Roy Andersen](/source/James_Roy_Andersen) (1904–1945), A [United States Army Air Forces](/source/United_States_Army_Air_Forces) General
*[Jette Andersen (runner)](/source/Jette_Andersen_(runner)) (born 1945), Danish international athlete
*[Joachim Andersen (composer)](/source/Joachim_Andersen_(composer)) (1847–1909), Danish flautist, conductor and composer
*[Joachim Andersen (footballer)](/source/Joachim_Andersen_(footballer)) (born 1996) Danish footballer 
*[Johanne Andersen (women's rights activist)](/source/Johanne_Andersen_(women's_rights_activist)) (1862–1925), Danish women's rights activists
*[Johannes Andersen (musician)](/source/Johannes_Andersen_(musician)) (1890–1980), Danish composer
*[Kai Normann Andersen](/source/Kai_Normann_Andersen) (1900–1967), Danish composer
*Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the [Eidsvoll 1814s](/source/Eidsvoll_1814s)
*[Kate Andersen](/source/Kate_Andersen) (1870–1957), New Zealand teacher, community leader and writer
*[Kim Andersen (cyclist)](/source/Kim_Andersen_(cyclist)) (born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif
*[Kirsti Andersen](/source/Kirsti_Andersen) (born 1941), historian
*[Knud Andersen (disambiguation)](/source/Knud_Andersen_(disambiguation)), several people
*[LaDell Andersen](/source/LaDell_Andersen) (1929–2019), American basketball coach
*[Lucas Andersen](/source/Lucas_Andersen) (born 1994), Danish footballer
*[Mads Andersen](/source/Mads_Andersen_(chess_player)) (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster
*[Mark Andersen](/source/Mark_Andersen), American community activist
*[Matt Andersen](/source/Matt_Andersen), Canadian musician
*[May Andersen](/source/May_Andersen) (born 1982), Danish model
*[Mette Andersen](/source/Mette_Andersen) (born 1974), Danish cyclist
*Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of [Saliha Marie Fetteh](/source/Saliha_Marie_Fetteh), Danish writer, lecturer and imam
*[Michael Andersen](/source/Michael_Andersen) (born 1974), Danish basketball player
*[Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation)](/source/Mikkel_Andersen_(disambiguation))
*[Morten Andersen](/source/Morten_Andersen) (born 1960), Danish American football player
*[Neil L. Andersen](/source/Neil_L._Andersen) (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church
*[Rigmor Andersen](/source/Rigmor_Andersen) (1903–1995), Danish designer, educator, and author
*[Ron Andersen](/source/Ron_Andersen) (1941–1997), American bridge player
*[Roy Andersen](/source/Roy_Andersen) (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner
*[Roy Andersen (general)](/source/Roy_Andersen_(general)) (born 1948), South African businessman and retired general
*[Sarah Andersen](/source/Sarah_Andersen), American cartoonist (''Sarah's Scribbles'')
*[Sophus Andersen](/source/Sophus_Andersen) (1859–1923), Danish composer
*[Stell Andersen](/source/Stell_Andersen), (1897–1989), American pianist
*[Stephan Andersen](/source/Stephan_Andersen) (born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper
*[Stephen O. Andersen](/source/Stephen_O._Andersen) (born 1948), scientist
*[Theresa Berg Andersen](/source/Theresa_Berg_Andersen) (born 1979), Danish politician
*[Thomas Herman Andersen](/source/Thomas_Herman_Andersen) (1894{{ndash}}1975), Western Australian police commissioner
*[Tom Andersen](/source/Tom_Andersen), American politician
*[Torben Andersen](/source/Torben_Andersen), American economist
*[Troy Andersen](/source/Troy_Andersen) (born 1999), American football player
*[Uell Stanley Andersen](/source/Uell_Stanley_Andersen) (1917–1986), American writer
*[Vilhelm Andersen](/source/Vilhelm_Andersen) (1864–1953), Danish author
*[Walter K. Andersen](/source/Walter_K._Andersen), American scholar

==Fictional characters==
* [Jesse Anderson (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)](/source/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](/source/Inside_Out)'' and its [sequel](/source/Inside_Out_2)

==References==
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==See also==
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{intitle}}
* [Anderson (surname)](/source/Anderson_(surname))
* [Andersson (surname)](/source/Andersson_(surname))
* [Andresen](/source/Andresen) (disambiguation)

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