Andson Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Andson Surname Definition:

John Andson, provost of Arbroath in 1811 (died 1814), shortened his name from Anderson, "in order the better to distinguish himself from a considerable number of persons of the same name who in his time did business as merchants in Arbroath" (Hay, Arbroath, p.

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Andson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Tanzania5101:103,80710,138
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Andson (5,346) may also be a first name.

Andson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Andson, provost of Arbroath in 1811 (died 1814), shortened his name from Anderson, "in order the better to distinguish himself from a considerable number of persons of the same name who in his time did business as merchants in Arbroath" (Hay, Arbroath, p. 358).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Andson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Andson Come From? nationality or country of origin

Andson occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Andson.

How Common Is The Last Name Andson? popularity and diffusion

Andson is the 238,807th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. The last name Andson occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Andson live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 92,196th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 5,346 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Outside of Malawi Andson exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Andson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Andson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Andson last name contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Andson Last Name Statistics demography

Andson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handson921,033/
Aandson921/
Gandson921/
Aundson920/
Andsion920/
Handsone869/
Andtsion861/
Hanndson861/
Hasndson860/
Handsonn860/
Annndson860/
Andsen83777/
Antson83278/
Andzon831/
Andsan831/
Andsun830/
Hantson77876/
Antsong77105/
Handsom7796/
Handsen7762/
Hondson7711/
Antsone7710/
Gondson773/
Handsun773/
Gantson773/
Andåsen772/
Eindson771/
Gandsan771/
Aundsen770/
Handcon770/
Handsan770/
Ancon73177/
Anzon73150/
Gantsion71139/
Houndson712/
Antsiong711/
Antshong711/
Antshonn711/
Heindson710/
Ancion671,311/
Hanzon67226/
Antsen6786/
Anzoin6723/
Andzen6716/
Hancon678/
Andsem677/
Anchon676/
Antsan675/
Andzan675/
Auncon674/
Amtson674/
Amdsen674/
Eancon673/
Ancsan673/
Antzon673/
Antxon671/
Ancoin671/
Handschun671/
Ancsán671/
Ontson671/
Handschan670/
Handschom670/
Anconn670/
Handsahan670/

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