Surname Checker / Anderson
How Common Is the Last Name Anderson?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Anderson today
868,511
Ranked #15 of 162,254 published surnames · 265.92 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 784,404 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.17%
Black
18.93%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.61%
Hispanic
2.44%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.