Andersson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark
Germany
Scotland
Sweden

Etymology of Andersson

What does the name Andersson mean?

The surname Andersson is derived from a Danish transformation of the personal name Andrew, originally "andreas" in Greek, meaning "manly, strong or courageous."

Andersson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Andersen, Anderson, Andersson, Andison, Androson, Andresoun, Andirston, Andirsoone, Andersoun, Andreason, Andersonne, Andersone, Anders and many more.

Andersson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Andersson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anders Andersson, who landed in Delaware in 1641 1
Johan Andersson, who landed in Delaware in 1641 1
Mans Andersson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 1
Nils Andersson, who landed in Delaware in 1643 1
Sven Andersson, who arrived in Delaware in 1643 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Andersson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catharina Margareta Andersson, who arrived in America in 1829 1
Knud Andersson, aged 30, who landed in Newport, RA in 1829 1
Maria Gustave Andersson, aged 17, who landed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1832 1
Johanna Andersson, who arrived in New York in 1844 1
Johan Otto Andersson, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1845 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Andersson (post 1700) +

Agneta Monica Andersson (1961-2023), Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s
Eva Magdalena Andersson (b. 1967), Swedish politician and economist, Prime Minister of Sweden (2021-), Leader of the Social Democratic Party since 4 November 2021
Ebba Andersson (1935-2021), Swedish women's footballer who captained the national team
Claes-Johan Rudolf Andersson (1937-2019), Swedish-speaking Finnish psychiatrist, author, poet, jazz musician and Member of the Finnish Parliament
Otto Torsten Andersson (1926-2009), Swedish modernist painter awarded the 1997 Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts
Karl Johan Andersson (1827-1867), Swedish explorer
Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874-1960), Swedish archaeologist
Daniel Andersson (1888-1920), Swedish poet and novelist
Bibi Andersson (b. 1935), Swedish actress
Fredrik Andersson Hed (1972-2021), Swedish professional golfer and broadcaster who won the 2010 BMW Italian Open

Historic Events for the Andersson family +

RMS Titanic

Miss Ellis Anna Maria Andersson (d. 1912), aged 2, Swedish Third Class passenger from Kisa, Östergötland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
Miss Erna Alexandra Andersson, aged 17, Finnish Third Class passenger from Kullaa who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking in collapsible D 2
Miss Ida Augusta Margareta Andersson (d. 1912), aged 38, Swedish Third Class passenger from Vadsbro, Sörmland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
Mr. Johan Samuel Andersson (d. 1912), aged 26, American Third Class passenger from Hartford, Connecticut who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
Mr. Anders Johan Andersson (d. 1912), aged 39, Swedish Third Class passenger from Kisa, Östergötland who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 2
... (Another 5 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

SS Atlantic

Mr. Carl Edward Andersson, Norwegian traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
Johan Andersson, Swedish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking and died in 1887

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html