Where does “Andersen” come from?

Andersen is a Norwegian surname derived from Norwegian -sen, a patronymic suffix meaning "son of," combined with the given name Anders.

Andersen (English): of Danish and Norwegian origin

Definitions

  1. of Danish and Norwegian origin

Ancestry of “Andersen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishAndersen
2DanishAnders
3Danishsenlate; belated, tardy; slow
4Old Norseseinnlate
5Proto-Germanicsainaz

Words derived from “Andersen

Every word from Proto-Germanic sainaz