Andersen () is a Denmark, Danish-Norway, Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name "Andreas, Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English language, English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population.How many have the name – Statistics Denmark
From the same root – the given name ''Andreas'' – derives the surname Andresen, Andreasen (cognate Andreassen) and Andresen . The numbers of bearers of the surnames Andersen, Andreasen, Andreassen and Andresen in Denmark and Norway (2009):

Persons with the name Andersen

*Adda Husted Andersen (1898–1990), Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator *Aksel Andersen (1912–1977), American-Danish organist and composer *Aksel Frederik Andersen (1891–1972), Danish mathematician *Alex Høgh Andersen (born 1994), Danish actor *Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper *Alf Andersen (musician), Norwegian flautist *Alsing Andersen, Alsing Emanuel Andersen (1893–1962), Danish politician *Anders Ejnar Andersen (1912–2006), Danish politician *André Andersen (born 1961), Russian-Danish multi-instrumentalist and composer *Anja Andersen (born 1969), Danish handball coach and former handball player. *Arthur E. Andersen (1885–1947), founder of the eponymous former auditing, tax and consulting firm *Arvid Andersen (1909–1970), Danish composer *Benny Andersen (1929–2018), Danish composer *Bridgette Andersen (1975–1997), American child actress *Børge Andersen (chess player), Børge Andersen (1934–1993), Danish chess player *Carl Albert Andersen (1876-1951), Norwegian pole vaulter *Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player *Daniel Andersen (1885–1959), Danish composer *David Andersen (born 1980), Australian basketball player *Derek Andersen (DJ), Derek Andersen, American DJ *Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901–1963) American physician, pediatrician, pathologist, identifier of cystic fibrosis *Elisabeth Andersen (1920–2018), stage name for the Dutch actress Anna Elisabeth de Bruijn *Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator *Else Winther Andersen (born 1941), Danish politician *Eric Andersen (born 1943), American singer-songwriter *Eric Andersen (artist) (born 1940), Danish artist *Erik Andersen (disambiguation), several people *Erika Andersen, American author *Eyvin Andersen (1914–1968), Danish composer *Francis Andersen (born 1925), Australian scholar of Biblical Hebrew *Frederik Andersen (born 1989), Danish ice hockey goaltender *Fritz Andersen (1829–1910), Danish composer *Hakon Andersen (1875–1959), Danish composer *Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish playwright and author *Hans Niels Andersen (1852–1937), Danish shipping magnate, businessman and founder of the East Asiatic Company *Hjalmar Andersen (1923–2013), Norwegian speed skater *James Roy Andersen (1904-1945), A United States Army Air Forces General *Joachim Andersen (composer) (1847–1909), Danish flutist, conductor and composer *Joachim Andersen (footballer) (born 1996) Danish footballer *Johanne Andersen (women's rights activist) (1862–1925), Danish women's rights activists *Johannes Andersen (musician) (1890–1980), Danish composer *Kai Normann Andersen (1900–1967), Danish composer * Kenneth Andersen, Norwegian player of American football and a member of the Eidsvoll 1814s *Kim Andersen (cyclist) (born 1958), Danish former professional road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif *Kirsti Andersen (born 1941), historian *Knud Andersen (disambiguation), several people *LaDell Andersen (1929–2019), American basketball coach *Mads Andersen (chess player), Mads Andersen (born 1995), Danish chess grandmaster *Matt Andersen, Canadian musician *May Andersen (born 1982), Danish model *Mikkel Andersen (disambiguation) *Morten Andersen (born 1960), Danish American football player (field goal kicker and extra points) *Neil L. Andersen (born 1951), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church *Ron Andersen (1941–1997), American bridge player *Roy Andersen (born 1955), Norwegian long-distance runner *Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer *Sarah Andersen, American cartoonist (''Sarah's Scribbles'') *Sophus Andersen (1859–1923), Danish composer *Stell Andersen, (1897–1989), American pianist *Stephan Andersen (born 1981), Danish football goalkeeper *Stephen O. Andersen (born 1948), scientist *Torben Andersen, American economist *Troy Andersen (born 1999), American football player *Uell Stanley Andersen (1917–1986), American writer *Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author *Ginny Andersen, Virginia Andersen, New Zealand politician

Places

United States Air Force Base

* Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

Companies

* Andersen Corporation, a manufacturer of windows and other building supplies * Arthur Andersen, a former tax and consulting firm * Andersen Consulting, former name of Accenture, Plc * Andersen Press, publisher * Pea Soup Andersen's, a restaurant chain in California * Andersen Wrecking, a Metal Recycler in Nebraska

Medicine

* Andersen's disease - named for Dorothy Hansine Andersen

Fiction

* Jesse Anderson (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), Jesse Andersen, character from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Riley Andersen, character from Disney Pixar's ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out''