How common is the last name Anderson?

756,560 people in the United States have the last name Anderson, about 1 in 395. It ranks #15 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ANDERSON

#15

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
756,560
About
1 in 395
This common or more
6.1%
Who bears it

Of the 756,560 people with the last name Anderson, 72.6% reported their origin as White, 18.4% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Anderson

#13 Gonzalez · 828,405#14 Wilson · 777,275#16 Thomas · 734,345#17 Taylor · 723,758

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Anderson, most common first.

#936 Andersen · 36,548#2,393 Anders · 14,889#10,146 Anderton · 3,028#15,858 Andersson · 1,769#31,403 Andreason · 790#60,295 Anderman · 361#61,280 Andreson · 354#98,501 Anderko · 197

Also a first name

As a first name, Anderson ranks #1,337 of 53,615, with 26,993 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2012, with 1,294 births. See Anderson as a first name

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