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 →Every word from Old Norse seinn →Every word from Danish sen →