However, to illustrate some of the information that has been gathered to date, the chart below shows 8 generations of Anderson males from my sons up to my grandfather’s grandfather’s grandfather. He has traced our lineage back hundreds of years, relentlessly collecting information about the Anderson Clan and our ancestors. Click. The surname was brought independently to North America by many different bearers and was particularly common among 18th-century Scotch-Irish settlers in PA and VA. There are 1 million immigration records available for the last name Anderson. 2010 US Census data for ANDERSON.

Anderson Family Tree, Additions and Corrections, October 1985, Anderson Family Tree, Second Update, Additions and Corrections, August 1990, Anderson Family Tree, Third Update, Additions and Corrections, November 1995, Kristensen Vodde Family Tree, Additions and Corrections, October 1985, We started the family tree in 1975 as a result of our children asking “How is So and So related to us?” We started taking our book to family gatherings. In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Anderson.

You can see how Anderson families moved over time by selecting different census years. This surname is in the top 162,000 names in the US Census from 2010. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. The data that were compiled by Gladys Green and Marlowe Nelson include many more names than this since they have been working on both the Anderson and the Nelson family trees. This was about 12% of all the recorded Anderson's in the USA. Many letters included more names and addresses to write to. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family.

Some less common occupations for Americans named Anderson were Bricklayer and Housewife, View Census data for Anderson | Data not to scale. 18.93% are Black Alone (Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone) The Anderson family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. This was about 18% of all the recorded Anderson's in the UK. Click. One of the most exciting times to us was when we found Grandma Elsie Anderson’s birth as it was recorded in the church records on the Danish micro-film. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. Have fun and pass the Kringle!

1965, North Carolina.??? 8% of Anderson men worked as a General Labourer and 65% of Anderson women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. A ANDERSON makes up 265.92 of every 100k people in the population.
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You can also see that the earlier spouse names all ended in “-datter.”. Some less common occupations for Americans named Anderson were Carpenter and Stenographer, View Census data for Anderson | Data not to scale. In 1840 there were 666 Anderson families living in Pennsylvania. London had the highest population of Anderson families in 1891. If you are familiar with Scandinavian names you are probably aware that Danish names usually end in “-sen” rather than “-son.” Although Andrew George (my grandfather) spelled his name Anderson, his father’s name was spelled Andersen.

Tom Anderson, the brother, uncle, grandpa to us all has spent many hours curating a family tree on Ancestry. “In Denmark in 1787 approximately 15 male given names were used by 90% of the male population, on the female side the situation was about the same.” (Finn A. Thomsen. Although it doesn’t show on this list, Anders Christensen Thornvig’s maternal grandfather was also named Jens Andersen (no middle name is listed). For this purpose I purchased a copy of Family Tree Maker. For the veterans among your Anderson ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions. So far I have over 450 names entered into the computerized version of the Anderson Family Tree. There are so many new branches of which I am unaware.

You can see how Anderson families moved over time by selecting different census years. Tom Anderson, the brother, uncle, grandpa to us all has spent many hours curating a family tree on Ancestry. Scottish and northern English: very common patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew.

SURNAMES FAMILY TREE HOME. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Anderson surname lived. In addition to the Family Tree Maker web site mentioned above, more information about genealogy can be found at The Ellis Island Foundation and My Danish Roots.

The following are excerpts from the notes that Gladys Green included in the March 1983 edition of the Anderson Family Tree: I didn’t want this information to get lost but I wanted a better way to revise and update the lists so I decided to put the available data onto my computer. See also Andreas. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Anderson families … |, Register yourself as a ANDERSON researcher, by allycat on 2007-03-03 00:42:00. page views: 16575, comments: 68, by tonkin on 2020-03-18 01:44:45. page views: 863, comments: 2, by Hey33333333 on 2020-03-18 21:08:04. page views: 402, comments: 1, by tonkin on 2015-12-06 16:02:39. page views: 3245, comments: 1, by tonkin on 2020-02-10 05:56:49. page views: 649, comments: 0, by ngairedith on 2011-02-03 17:37:21. page views: 1983, comments: 1, by MikeBudden on 2019-12-15 17:55:54. page views: 492, comments: 2, by tonkin on 2014-04-01 02:35:00. page views: 3485, comments: 1, by tonkin on 2019-12-21 00:38:41. page views: 563, comments: 0, by Boomeranger on 2019-12-13 03:21:21. page views: 421, comments: 0, by marlin1945 on 2008-12-08 04:22:43. page views: 6221, comments: 3, by ngairedith on 2008-08-31 20:25:45. page views: 2582, comments: 1, by tonkin on 2019-10-18 10:13:20. page views: 552, comments: 0, by ngairedith on 2012-05-26 03:48:27. page views: 637, comments: 1, by tonkin on 2019-10-09 07:12:09. page views: 495, comments: 0, by Ainne on 2010-04-14 07:12:57. page views: 2811, comments: 4, by itellya on 2019-08-25 04:16:18. page views: 426, comments: 0, by tonkin on 2019-08-12 07:52:36. page views: 1058, comments: 0, by tonkin on 2019-08-10 00:16:48. page views: 748, comments: 0, by tonkin on 2019-08-07 03:59:23. page views: 575, comments: 0, Looking for descendants of Captain John James STANAWAY born c1813 England, died 17 Aug 1874 Tokatoka, Auckland, New Zealand, Family history One of Glady’s references points out that tracking down Scandinavian relatives is further complicated by the fact that very few given names were used. See also Andreas. The most Anderson families were found in the USA in 1880.

0.74% are American Indian (Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone) You've only scratched the surface of Anderson family history. This was about 39% of all the recorded Anderson's in Canada. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there.

It started in the Minnesota area in the late 1960s with a tag team called The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, consisting of "brothers" Lars Anderson and Gene Anderson (the only actual 'Anderson' of the original group). Last updated: 2020-03-18 | Researchers: 247 | Journals: 667. you will be taken to another website to view results.

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Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in your family tree, Browse profiles of historical people with the Anderson last name, This page needs Javascript enabled in order to work properly. There are 776,000 military records available for the last name Anderson. 0.61% are Asian Alone (Non-Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone) Simply start with a family member and we'll do the searching for you. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more. Gladys’ notes don’t mention this, but I wonder if this was one of those accidental changes that happened to many immigrant names from that generation as they passed through Ellis Island. 15% of Anderson men worked as a Farmer and 7% of Anderson women worked as a Maid. Search 49,411 then share your genealogy and compare DNA to grow an accurate global family tree that's free forever. What did your Anderson ancestors do for a living? In 1891 there were 5,214 Anderson families living in London.

This meant that the children’s last names were based on their father’s first name. *We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

GriquatownAndersons.com is the family tree for 4871 individuals linked to Anderson of Griquatown [William Anderson 1769-1852] and the Anderson-Davel family.

My great-grandfather Jens became an Andersen because his father’s first name was Anders.

A Genealogy  >  ANDERSON The average life expectancy for Anderson in 1940 was 40, and 74 in 2004. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Anderson ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The Anderson family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The average life expectancy for Anderson in 1940 was 40, and 74 in 2004.