# Andrews (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/andrews/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Andrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 133,799 |
| US rank (2010) | 218 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,308 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (129,320 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.dɹuz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Andrus |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Andrews in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Andrews in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Andrews

- Julie Andrews, British actress, singer and author (born 1935)
- Naveen Andrews, British actor (1969-)
- Dana Andrews, American actor (1909–1992)
- Thomas Andrews, British businessman and shipbuilder (1873–1912)
- Roy Chapman Andrews, American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960)
- V. C. Andrews, American novelist (1923–1986)
- Jessie Andrews, American businesswoman, former porn actress
- Anthony Andrews, British actor
- Brittany Andrews, American pornographic actress
- Harry Andrews, British actor (1911–1989)
- Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and television personality
- Edward Andrews, American actor (1914-1985)

and 57 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Anders, Andres, Andrus, Andress, Andreas, Anderson, Andrade, Andersen, Andrew, André, Andresen, Andreasen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.