Around the world, Anderson (Anderson 
, アンダーソン 
, Андерсон 
, along with others...) is a widespread male first name. The first name Anderson is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is a common boy's name, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Guatemala (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala. Likewise, Anderson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Anderson | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil |
| アンダーソン | Japan |
| Андерсон | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| אנדרסון | Israel |
Ander, Andersen, Andersohn, Andersone, Andersoñ, Anderssen, Andersson, Anderston, Andersòn, Andersón, Andersôn, Anderzon, Anderßon, Anderçon, Andèrson, Andérson, Andérsón, Andêrsôn, Andërson, Enderson, Ànderson, Àndèrson, Ánderson, Ándérsón, Ânderson, Ândérsôn, Ândêrsôn, Ãnderson, Ãndërsôn, Андерсен, Андерссон, Андэрсан, אנדרסן, اندرسن, اندرسون, อันเดอร์สัน, อันเดอร์โซน, แอนเดอร์สัน, แอนเดอสัน, アンデルセン, アンデルソン, and 安徒生
Anderson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| sir francis anderson (1581-1615) (b. 1581) |
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| sir edmund anderson, 1st bt. (born 1605) (b. 1605) |
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| sir john anderson, 1st bt. (1612-1630) (b. 1612) |
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| sir john anderson, 2nd bt. (1628-1670) (b. 1628) |
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| sir edmund anderson, 4th bt. (born 1629) (b. 1629) |
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| sir stephen anderson, 2nd bt. (1678-1741) (b. 1678) |
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| sir edmund anderson, 5th bt. (1687-1765) (b. 1687) |
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| sir stephen anderson, 3rd bt. (1708-1773) (b. 1708) |
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| sir william anderson, 6th bt. (1722-1785) (b. 1722) |
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walker anderson American politician, US (b. 1801) |
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| chief william anderson 18th-century chief of the Algonquian-speaking Lenape (Delaware) (b. 1757) |
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| sir edmund anderson, 7th bt. (1758-1799) (b. 1758) |
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| sir charles john anderson, 8th bt. (1767-1846) (b. 1767) |
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osborne perry anderson African/American abolitionist, US (b. 1830) |
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galusha anderson American theologian (1832-1918), US (b. 1832) |
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