How Many People Have the Last Name Anderson?
people had the surname Anderson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 376 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+22,010 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Anderson (75.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Anderson ranks #8. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.6% to 75.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Anderson grew from 762,394 people in 2000 to 784,404 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #12 to #15. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 282.62 to 265.92 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 762,394 | 784,404 |
| Rank | #12 | #15 |
| Per 100,000 people | 282.62 | 265.92 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Anderson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Anderson: A536
👤 Anderson as a First Name
Anderson is a first name too: about 29,693 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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