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'''Andersen''' ({{IPA|da|ˈɑnɐsn̩}}) is a [[Denmark|Danish]]-[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[patronymic]] [[surname]] meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "[[Andreas|Ανδρέας/Andreas]]", cf. [[English language|English]] [[Andrew]]). It is the fifth most common [[surname]] in [[Denmark]], shared by about 3.2% of the population.<ref>[http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK/Statistics/Names/HowMany.aspx How many have the name – Statistics Denmark] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304141125/http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK/Statistics/Names/HowMany.aspx |date=March 4, 2010 }}</ref>

From the same root&nbsp;– the given name ''Andreas''&nbsp;– derives the [[surname]] ''Andreasen'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀæsn̩}} (cognate ''[[Andreassen]]'') and ''[[Andresen]]'' {{IPA|da|ænˈtʁeˀsn̩}}.

The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] (2009):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Andersen
!Andreasen
!Andreassen
!Andresen
!Source
|-
|Denmark
|align="right"|165,871
|align="right"|12,013
|align="right"|2,430
|align="right"|4,508
|[http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/Navne/HvorMange.aspx Statistics Denmark]
|-
|Norway
|align="right"|38,433
|align="right"|103
|align="right"|12,376
|align="right"|6,581
|[http://www.ssb.no/navn/ Statistics Norway]
|}

==Persons==
*[[Adda Husted Andersen]] (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator
*[[Aksel Andersen]] (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer
*[[Aksel Frederik Andersen]] (1891–1972), Danish mathematician
*[[Alex Høgh Andersen]] (born 1994), Danish actor
*[[Alf Andersen]] (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
*[[Alf Andersen (musician)]], Norwegian flautist
*[[Alsing Andersen|Alsing Emanuel Andersen]] (1893–1962), Danish politician
*[[Amalie Andersen]] (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player
*[[Amalie Andersen (actress)]] (1861–1924), Norwegian actress
*[[Anders Ejnar Andersen]] (1912–2006), Danish politician 
*[[André Andersen]] (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer
*[[Anja Andersen]] (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player.
*[[Arthur E. Andersen]] (1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm
*[[Benny Andersen]] (1929–2018), Danish composer
*[[Bridgette Andersen]] (1975–1997), American child actress
*[[Britta Andersen]] (born 1979), Danish badminton player
*[[Børge Andersen (chess player)|Børge Andersen]] (1934–1993), Danish chess player
*Carl Andersen (born 1967), American computer scientist
*[[Carl Albert Andersen]] (1876–1951), Norwegian pole vaulter
*[[Chris Andersen]] (born 1978), American basketball player
*[[Daniel Andersen]] (1885–1959), Danish composer
*[[David Andersen]] (born 1980), Australian basketball player
*[[Derek Andersen (DJ)|Derek Andersen]], American DJ
*[[Dorothy Hansine Andersen]] (1901–1963) American physician, pediatrician, pathologist, identifier of [[cystic fibrosis]]
*[[Elisabeth Andersen]] (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn
*[[Ellen Andersen]] (1898–1989), Danish museum curator
*[[Else Winther Andersen]] (born 1941), Danish politician
*[[Eric Andersen]] (born 1943), American singer-songwriter
*[[Eric Andersen (artist)]] (born 1940), Danish artist
*[[Erik Andersen (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Eyvin Andersen]] (1914–1968), Danish composer
*[[Filip Chinzorig|Filip Andersen]] (born 2003), Mongolian-Danish football player known as Filip Chinzorig
*[[Karrigan|Finn Andersen]] (born 1990), Danish ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' player known as karrigan
*[[Francis Andersen]] (1925–2020), Australian scholar of [[Biblical Hebrew]]
*[[Frederik Andersen]] (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender
*[[Fritz Andersen]] (1829–1910), Danish composer
*[[Ginny Andersen]], New Zealand politician
*[[Greta Andersen]] (1927–2023), Danish-American swimmer
*[[Hakon Andersen]] (1875–1959), Danish composer
*[[Hans Christian Andersen]] (1805–1875), Danish playwright and author
*[[Hans Niels Andersen]] (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company
*[[Hjalmar Andersen]] (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater
*[[James Roy Andersen]] (1904–1945), A [[United States Army Air Forces]] General
*[[Jette Andersen (runner)]] (born 1945), Danish international athlete
*[[Joachim Andersen (composer)]] (1847–1909), Danish flautist, conductor and composer
*[[Joachim Andersen (footballer)]] (born 1996) Danish footballer 
*[[Johanne Andersen (women's rights activist)]] (1862–1925), Danish women's rights activists
*[[Johannes Andersen (musician)]] (1890–1980), Danish composer
*[[Kai Normann Andersen]] (1900–1967), Danish composer
* Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the [[Eidsvoll 1814s]]
* [[Kate Andersen]] (1870–1957), New Zealand teacher, community leader and writer
*[[Kim Andersen (cyclist)]] (born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif
*[[Kirsti Andersen]] (born 1941), historian
*[[Knud Andersen (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[LaDell Andersen]] (1929–2019), American basketball coach
*[[Mads Andersen (chess player)|Mads Andersen]] (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster
*[[Mark Andersen]], American community activist
*[[Matt Andersen]], Canadian musician
*[[May Andersen]] (born 1982), Danish model
*[[Mette Andersen]] (born 1974), Danish cyclist
*Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of [[Saliha Marie Fetteh]], Danish writer, lecturer and imam
*[[Michael Andersen]] (born 1974), Danish basketball player
*[[Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation)]]
*[[Morten Andersen]] (born 1960), Danish American football player
*[[Neil L. Andersen]] (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church
*[[Rigmor Andersen]] (1903–1995), Danish designer, educator, and author
*[[Ron Andersen]] (1941–1997), American bridge player
*[[Roy Andersen]] (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner
*[[Roy Andersen (general)]] (born 1948), South African businessman and retired general
*[[Sarah Andersen]], American cartoonist (''Sarah's Scribbles'')
*[[Sophus Andersen]] (1859–1923), Danish composer
*[[Stell Andersen]], (1897–1989), American pianist
*[[Stephan Andersen]] (born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper
*[[Stephen O. Andersen]] (born 1948), scientist
*[[Theresa Berg Andersen]] (born 1979), Danish politician
*[[Thomas Herman Andersen]] (1894{{ndash}}1975), Western Australian police commissioner
*[[Tom Andersen]], American politician
*[[Torben Andersen]], American economist
*[[Troy Andersen]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Uell Stanley Andersen]] (1917–1986), American writer
*[[Vilhelm Andersen]] (1864–1953), Danish author

==Fictional characters==
* [[Jesse Anderson (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)]], also named Johan Andersen, from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
* Riley Andersen, from the Pixar film ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' and its [[Inside Out 2|sequel]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{intitle}}
* [[Anderson (surname)]]
* [[Andersson (surname)]]
* [[Andresen]] (disambiguation)

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[[Category:Norwegian-language surnames]]
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[[Category:Surnames from given names]]