Sanderson Surname

7,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Sanderson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alexander,' from nick. Sander; v. Saunder.

Sanderson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,4581:11,1671,383
England21,0241:2,650347
Canada7,4831:4,924711
Australia6,7491:4,000572
Scotland1,4731:3,635640
South Africa1,4691:36,8814,730
Jamaica8531:3,365493
New Zealand8251:5,489888
Wales3661:8,455939
Zimbabwe1801:85,76812,456
France1671:397,74158,569
Northern Ireland1391:13,2741,903
Chile1281:137,6294,833
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Japan1221:1,047,90420,521
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Trinidad and Tobago1131:12,0711,624
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Grenada911:1,193226
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Panama271:144,8984,800
Belgium261:442,17945,013
China241:56,971,7323,099
Norway191:270,64728,127
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malawi161:1,069,94419,508
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Norfolk Island81:28749
Dominica61:12,648426
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Oman61:614,6626,082
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1801:24,6102,674
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,9781:2,220316
Scotland1,3761:2,720473
Wales511:30,7531,694
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6081:7,600971

The alternate forms: Sânderson (1) are calculated separately.

Sanderson (6,392) may also be a first name.

Sanderson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Alexander,' from nick. Sander; v. Saunder.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A popular abbreviation of Alexander, which see. Alex. Sanderis was tenant of Nether Murtoun, 1479 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 230), John Sandris was witness at Innermeth, 1546 (Rollok, 41), Thomas Sanderis or Sandirris held land in Glasgow, 1552—55 (Protocols, I), William Sanders had a lease of land in Mains of Petfirran, 1557 (Pitfirrane, 139), and James Sanderis was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1607 (NSCM., I, p. 104). James Sanderis, reider, was admitted burgess and guild brother of Glasgow, 1630, 'for service done and to be done and to give him the better curage heirefter" (Burgesses), and Robert Sanderis was retoured heir of Alexander Winchester, burgess of Banff, 1662 (Retours, Banff, 109). William Saunders (1822-1900), horticulturist and landscape gardener, born in St. Andrews, shortly after the battle of Gettysburg was commissioned to lay out the national cemetery on the field of battle. As forename: Saundris of Murray, i.e. Alexander of Moray, 1429 (Bain, IV. p. 405), Saundiris of Lawdyr, 1478 (Home, 24), and Sanderis Trotter 1479.

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

'Alexander's son,' from the diminutive Sanders or Saunders. Johannes Sandrison was witness in Kyncardyn, 1434 (HP., IV, p. 238). John Sanderson bought the Temple lands of Lethindy in 1472 (Athole, p. 709). William Sanderissone and Vmfra Sanderissone were summoned in 1479 to answer to parliament for treason (APS., II, p. 129), Thomas Sandersone was burgess of Linlithgow in 1545 (Laing, 493), and William Sanderson was bailie of Dornoch in 1603 (OPS., II, p. 644). William Sandrissoun was minister of Tynninghame, 1574 (RMR.).

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

Sander’s Son, v. Sander.

Cp. Saunders, Saunderson.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Alexander” in Scots.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish, English) The son of Sander, a pet form of Alexander (helper of mankind).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Alexander-Sander being the common nickname of that appellation.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A contraction of Alexander.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

From the Swedish, Sanderson.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sanders,Saunders. —The two varieties of this name are confined south of a line drawn from the Humber to the Dee, being well scattered over the part of England thus defined. The name is best represented in Devon, and after that in Dorset, Bucks, and Cambridgeshire. In the north of England its place is taken by Sanderson, which is most numerous in the counties of Durham and Northumberland.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Sanderson Demographics

Average Male Sanderson Height

177.37 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 583 (2014)

Average Female Sanderson Height

161.26 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 104 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Sanderson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanderson (Russian: Сандерсон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Sânderson. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanderson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,562nd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 97,114 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sanderson are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 82,252nd most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 6,392 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 32,458 people, or 1 in 11,167. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 118 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Sanderson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sanderson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 718 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sanderson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (41%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sanderson surname are 13.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Sanderson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning 235,442 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning R 251,976 per year; in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sânderson961/
Saunderson953,918/
Sandersson95175/
Shanderson9514/
Sandersone951/
Sannderson950/
Samnderson950/
Saundersson904/
D'Sanderson903/
Schanderson901/
Saundersion900/
Sandersen89723/
Zanderson8949/
Sandersan8926/
Sonderson8920/
Xanderson896/
Samderson896/
Sandirson892/
Sanderzon891/
Schandersson8640/
Zandersson844/
Chanderson842/
Saundersen842/
Shandersen841/
Sounderson841/
Sanderssen840/
Zandersen7840/
Sondersen7814/
Zanderzon781/
Chandersen742/
Chanderzon741/
Sondersang741/
Sondershausn671/
Sadirzhon671/
Sondershausen6432/
Zonderzan561/
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Sanderson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanderson in the Russian language
Сандерсонsanderson-

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