Anders
English edit
Proper noun edit
Anders
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Anders is the 2343rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15,554 individuals. Anders is most common among White (87.48%) individuals.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Medieval vernacular form of Andreas. Cognate with English Andrew.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Anders
- a male given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 54 708 males with the given name Anders have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Anders m
- a male given name
Declension edit
declension of Anders
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Anders | |
| accusative | Anders | |
| dative | Anders | |
| genitive | Anders | |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Medieval vernacular form of Andreas (“Andrew”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.
Proper noun edit
Anders
- a male given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 834 males with the given name Anders living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Vernacular form of Andreas. First recorded in Sweden in 1396.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Anders c (genitive Anders)
- a male given name
Related terms edit
- (variants) André, Andreas
- (pet form) Adde
- (pet form) Anne
- (feminine) Andrea
- (surnames) Andersson, Andreasson
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN:192 303 males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.