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Andersen

Son of Anders — and the fairy-teller's name.

Origin
Danish
Register
Danish family

The seat of Andersen

Seat vacant

Chief

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Current mission

No shared goal set yet. Once Andersen has leadership, it sets the public focus: a restoration, a gathering, a real-world project that helps its own.

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What does the Andersen name mean?

'Son of Anders' — the Danish Andrew. The -sen twin of the Swedish Andersson, and shared with Norway.

The history of Andersen

Andersen is the son of Anders, the Danish Andrew — and it belongs, above all, to Hans Christian Andersen, the cobbler's son from Odense who wrote The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and the rest, and made a poor Danish surname into one of the most loved names in all of children's literature.

Also found in

The Andersen name has substantial historical presence beyond Danish. See it on Norwegian.

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Frequently asked

What does the surname Andersen mean?

'Son of Anders' — the Danish Andrew. The -sen twin of the Swedish Andersson, and shared with Norway. Andersen is the son of Anders, the Danish Andrew — and it belongs, above all, to Hans Christian Andersen, the cobbler's son from Odense who wrote The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and the rest, and made a poor Danish surname into one of the most loved names in all of children's literature.

Is Andersen a Danish surname?

Andersen is primarily a Danish surname; it also has substantial historical presence in Norwegian. The editorial home of the name in this atlas is Danish, where the record is densest, with the cross-border presence noted under "Also found in".

How old is the Andersen surname?

Andersen is the son of Anders, the Danish Andrew — and it belongs, above all, to Hans Christian Andersen, the cobbler's son from Odense who wrote The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and the rest, and made a poor Danish surname into one of the most loved names in all of children's literature. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Andersen name took its modern form within that long settlement.

What is the Andersen family known for?

Son of Anders — and the fairy-teller's name. Andersen is the son of Anders, the Danish Andrew — and it belongs, above all, to Hans Christian Andersen, the cobbler's son from Odense who wrote The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and the rest, and made a poor Danish surname into one of the most loved names in all of children's literature.

Where is the Andersen surname found today?

Danish is the primary historical home of the Andersen surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same Danish origin recorded on this page.

What does the Clan Rising page for the Andersen family cover?

The Clan Rising page for the Andersen family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of Danish so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

Who is the head of the Andersen family today?

The seat for the head of the Andersen family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.