Definitions for Anderson
ˈæn dər sənan·der·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Anderson, Sherwood Andersonnoun

   United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

2. Anderson, Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Andersonnoun

   United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)

3. Anderson, Maxwell Andersonnoun

   United States dramatist (1888-1959)

4. Anderson, Marian Andersonnoun

   United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)

5. Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Andersonnoun

   United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)

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1. Andersonnoun

   A city in Indiana; see Wikipedia:Anderson, Indiana

2. Andersonnoun

   A city in South Carolina; see Wikipedia: Anderson, South Carolina

3. Etymology: Originally a patronymic, Anders (a variant of Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland).

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1. anderson

   Anderson is actually a common surname of Scottish origin, meaning "son of Andrew." It may also refer to several places, such as Anderson in South Carolina, Indiana, or various other states in the U.S. In certain contexts, it could refer to a specific well-known individual with this surname - for instance, famed journalist Anderson Cooper. The definition will depend on the exact context.

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1. Anderson

   Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison County. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is affiliated with that denomination. Highlights of the city include the historic Paramount Theatre and the Gruenewald Historic House. The population was 56,129 at the 2010 census.

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1. anderson

   Song lyrics by anderson -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by anderson on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. ANDERSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anderson is ranked #15 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Anderson surname appeared 784,404 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 266 would have the surname Anderson.
   
   75.1% or 589,636 total occurrences were White.
   18.9% or 148,488 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 19,139 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 16,551 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 5,805 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 4,785 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Contralto
   • Dramatist
   • Nuclear Physicist
   • Physicist
   • Writer

How to pronounce Anderson?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Anderson in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Anderson in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Anderson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Anderson in a Sentence

1. Miranda Lambert:

   Hold up, we’re missing a singer, this is my boyfriend, Anderson East, y’all.

2. Tim Hargrove:

   Never heard of Jeramey Anderson for Congress until today, jeramey Anderson for Congress interrupted my breakfast.

3. Denise Fale:

   We have a right to have the facts, and the facts are the young man had a gun, and just as Chief Anderson states, the definition of deadly force would have been the officer could have shot him -- but he showed a tremendous amount of restraint. The young man is alive today.

4. Kristen Soltis Anderson:

   It makes the story about the' are you honest and trustworthy piece' and not the' how is the economy doing piece'... We know that is not the ground you want to be on, by making it about some fact that is not a fact, it takes it away from Kristen Soltis Anderson economic message.

5. Michael Anderson:

   Ethically ? Not so much. Michael Anderson knows what Michael Anderson did was wrong.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Anderson
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anderson
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Anderson
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html