Andersson
Andersson is a Swedish language surname, a form of the surname Anderson. Andersson is, if several spelling variants are included, the most common surname in Sweden. Andersson means "Anders's son" or "Andrew's son". Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Andersson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andersson is a Swedish language surname, a form of the surname Anderson. Andersson is, if several spelling variants are included, the most common surname in Sweden. Andersson means "Anders's son" or "Andrew's son". Notable people with the surname include:
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →
The Story of Andersson
Andersson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 13 births, good for #6,344 nationwide. About 49% of every Andersson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Andersson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 134 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Andersson
Phonetically similar names — useful when Andersson is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
Frequently Asked Questions about Andersson
What does the name Andersson mean?
How popular is Andersson in 2026?
When was Andersson most popular?
Is Andersson a unisex name?
What names go well with Andersson?
About the name Andersson
Andersson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 134 births in the dataset. Andersson's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Andersson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
Continue exploring
- Top names of 2018 →
- Names of the 2010s →
- Names starting with "A" →
- Browse all boy names →
- Top names of 2026 →
Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.