How Many People Have the Last Name Anders?

15,554

people had the surname Anders in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 18,975 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,343

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

5.27

In 2010

Largest Group

87.5%

White

Change Since 2000

+1.2%

+179 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Anders (87.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Anders ranks #1,750. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 87.5%
Black 7.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Anders grew from 15,375 people in 2000 to 15,554 in 2010 (up 1.2%), and its rank fell from #2,165 to #2,343. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.7 to 5.27 people per 100,000.

20002010
People15,37515,554
Rank#2,165#2,343
Per 100,000 people5.75.27

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Anders

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,340Corey15,569
#2,341Craven15,567
#2,342Talbot15,562
#2,343Anders15,554
#2,344Reaves15,550
#2,345Hough15,549
#2,346Iverson15,539

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Anders: A536

Anderson 784,404 Andrews 133,799 Andrade 65,037 Andersen 36,150 Amador 22,370 Andrew 13,764 Andres 12,821 Andrus 10,197

👤 Anders as a First Name

Anders is a first name too: about 7,637 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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