The surname Sanderson
An English patronymic surname, carried by 24,384 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈsæn.dɚ.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex S536
Origin
English origin
From Sander + -son. From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -son.
Sanderson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 24,384 people named Sanderson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,662 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,469.
Who is named Sanderson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
86% of people named Sanderson identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- White (not Hispanic) 86%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Famous Sandersons
7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Brandon SandersonAmerican fantasy writer (born 1975)
- William SandersonAmerican actor, born 1944
- Cael SandersonAmerican wrestler, born 1979
- Jake SandersonAmerican ice hockey player, born 2002
- Sibyl SandersonAmerican operatic soprano (1864-1903)
- Ivan T. SandersonBritish biologist (1911–1973)
- Nikki SandersonBritish actress (born 1984)
Notable Sandersons come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Sanderson has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Sanderson come from?
- From Sander + -son. From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -son.
- How common is the surname Sanderson?
- 24,384 people in the United States had the surname Sanderson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,662 Americans. It ranked 1,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Sanderson?
- In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Sanderson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Sanderson?
- Brandon Sanderson, American fantasy writer (born 1975), followed by William Sanderson.
- Where is the surname Sanderson most common?
- Wikidata records people named Sanderson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- How do you pronounce Sanderson?
- Sanderson is /ˈsæn.dɚ.sən/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Sanderson?
- Sanderson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Sanderson getting more or less common?
- More common. 23,469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,384 in 2010, up 3.9%.