How common is the surname Andrews?

133,799 people in the United States had the surname Andrews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,308 Americans. It ranked 218th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Andrews?

Julie Andrews, British actress, singer and author (born 1935), followed by Naveen Andrews.

Where is the surname Andrews most common?

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

How do you pronounce Andrews?

Andrews is /ˈæn.dɹuz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Andrews getting more or less common?

More common. 129,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 133,799 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Andrews also a first name?

Yes. Andrews 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 Andrews

A patronymic surname, carried by 133,799 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæn.dɹuz/ 2 syllables Soundex A536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Andrews is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Andrew.

Andrews is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 133,799 people named Andrews in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,308 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 129,320.

#218

rank among US surnames

133,799

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #206)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#209	Knight	136,713	2,258
#210	Elliott	135,765	2,274
#211	Cunningham	135,718	2,275
#212	Duncan	135,187	2,284
#213	Armstrong	135,044	2,286
#214	Hudson	134,963	2,288
#215	Carroll	134,317	2,299

Who is named Andrews

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

72% of people named Andrews identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Andrewss

69 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1992
Anthony Andrews
British actor, born 1948
Brittany Andrews
American pornographic actress, born 1973
Harry Andrews
British actor (1911–1989)
Erin Andrews
American sportscaster and television personality, born 1978
Edward Andrews
American actor (1914-1985)

Notable Andrewss come mostly from the United States (54), Australia (8) and the United Kingdom (7).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Andrus

Surnames that sound like Andrews

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

Questions

How common is the surname Andrews?: 133,799 people in the United States had the surname Andrews in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,308 Americans. It ranked 218th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Andrews?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Andrews identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Andrews?: Julie Andrews, British actress, singer and author (born 1935), followed by Naveen Andrews.
Where is the surname Andrews most common?: Wikidata records people named Andrews in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Andrews?: Andrews is /ˈæn.dɹuz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Andrews?: Andrews is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Andrews getting more or less common?: More common. 129,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 133,799 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Andrews?: Andrus.
Is Andrews also a first name?: Yes. Andrews 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.