The Andersson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 977 people carried this name — #24,083 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
223 people named Andersson live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
85 people named Andersson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 428 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Andersson.
Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Andersson live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Andersson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jöns Andersson i Fränninge 1808–1881 · politician -
Jonas Andersson i Häckenäs 1810–1887 · politician -
Oscar Andersson 1813–1866 · actor -
Gustaf Andersson i Källstad 1816–1899 · politician -
Nils Andersson 1817–1865 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 226 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Andersson.
- Anaya 17,405 · U.S. census
- Ancel 303 · U.S. census
- Ancelet 356 · U.S. census
- Ancona 1,481 · U.S. census
- Andersen 33,508 · U.S. census
- Anderson 762,394 · U.S. census
- Andonian 426 · U.S. census
- Andrade 46,702 · U.S. census
- Andre 8,249 · U.S. census
- Andrea 1,470 · U.S. census
- Andreani 244 · U.S. census
- Andreas 2,591 · U.S. census
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