The Andrews surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 133,799 people carried this name — #218 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 129,320 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 42 births for the Andrews name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Down.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 122 people named Andrews.
Most of them — 74 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Yvelines.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
82 people named Andrews live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
42 people named Andrews have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 27 people named Andrews live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
161 people named Andrews are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Andrews in American newspapers,
1874–1948.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,258,240 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Andrews,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eusebius Andrews 1606–1650 · barrister -
Henry Andrews 1744–1820 · astronomer -
Richard Andrews 1800–1835 · military personnel -
Solomon Andrews 1806–1872 · physician -
Thomas Andrews 1813–1885 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 149 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Andrews.
- Andreoni 404 · U.S. census
- Andreotti 515 · U.S. census
- Andreozzi 781 · U.S. census
- Andres 12,821 · U.S. census
- Andreu 770 · U.S. census
- Andreucci 139 · U.S. census
- Andrey 177 · U.S. census
- Andries 779 · U.S. census
- Andrieu 115 · U.S. census
- Andrieux 127 · U.S. census
- Andriot 121 · U.S. census
- Andris 423 · U.S. census
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