How common is the surname Anders?

15,554 people in the United States had the surname Anders in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,850 Americans. It ranked 2,343rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Anders?

Bill Anders, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024), followed by David Anders.

Where is the surname Anders most common?

Wikidata records people named Anders in the United States, Austria and the German Empire and 1 other country.

Is the surname Anders getting more or less common?

More common. 15,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,554 in 2010, up 1.2%.

Is Anders also a first name?

Yes. Anders is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Anders

A Danish surname, carried by 15,554 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A536 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anders is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,554 people named Anders in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,850 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,375.

#2,343

rank among US surnames

15,554

people in 2010

5.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,335	Goddard	15,599	19,793
#2,336	Lombardo	15,598	19,794
#2,337	Brunner	15,593	19,800
#2,338	Rowley	15,588	19,807
#2,339	Shipman	15,581	19,816
#2,340	Corey	15,569	19,831
#2,341	Craven	15,567	19,833

Who is named Anders

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Anders identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Anderss

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Anders
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)
David Anders
Actor, born 1981
Andrea Anders
Actress from the United States, born 1975
Sean Anders
American film director, screenwriter, actor, born 1969
Charlie Jane Anders
American author and commentator, born 1969
Merry Anders
American actress (1934–2012)
Helga Anders
Austrian television actress (1948–1986)
Glenn Anders
Actor (1889–1981)
Rudolph Anders
Actor (1902-1987)
Eryk Anders
American football player, born 1987
Gabriela Anders
Argentine singer and pianist, born 1962

Notable Anderss come mostly from the United States (8), Austria (1) and the German Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Anders

Anders has the Soundex code A536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A536.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Anders come from?: Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
How common is the surname Anders?: 15,554 people in the United States had the surname Anders in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,850 Americans. It ranked 2,343rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Anders?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Anders identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Anders?: Bill Anders, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024), followed by David Anders.
Where is the surname Anders most common?: Wikidata records people named Anders in the United States, Austria and the German Empire and 1 other country.
Is the surname Anders getting more or less common?: More common. 15,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,554 in 2010, up 1.2%.
Is Anders also a first name?: Yes. Anders is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.