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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Anderson, Scandinavian family name etymology, Pedersen, Rasmussen, Hansen, Christensen, Jensen, Lund, Bruun, Schmidt, Lang, Holm, Sorensen, Andersen, Nielsen, Lind, Dahl, Petersen, Beck, Johansen, Christiansen, Jacobsen, Clausen, Jorgensen, Madsen, Sommer, Olsen, Gyldenlove, Thomsen, Holst, Eriksen, Larsen, Bach, Iversen, Lassen, Paulsen, Henriksen, Blom, Moller, Mikkelsen, Rasch, Svendsen, Jakobsen, Gundersen, Mathiesen, Christoffersen, Carlsen, Michelsen, Hviid, Mortensen, Anker, Frederiksen, Karlsen, Bertelsen, Strom, Jepsen, Michaelsen, Sparre, Knudsen, Friis, Kristiansen, Dalby, Davidsen, Kaas, Bergh, Simonsen, Nissen, Toft, Andresen, Samuelsen, Hambro, Lohmann, Drachmann, Eskildsen, Poulsen, Jessen, Jeppesen, Torp, Matthiessen, Mogensen, Schau, Mathiasen, Suhr, Huitfeldt, Riel, Zahle, Frandsen, Gregersen, Vahl, Haugaard, Westergaard, Becke, Mosekilde, Jurgensen, Thorup, Jespersen, Vestergaard, Laursen, Norgaard, Gertner, Ostergaard, Sondergaard, Abrahamsen, Schriver, Kjaer, Hartling, Toksvig, Aagesen, Aabye, Steenstrup, Lutken. Excerpt: Anderson, Andersson or Andersen is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Anders/Andrew" (itself derived from the Greek name "Andreas," meaning "man" or "manly"). It has originated in parallel in Scotland and the Nordic countries. In Scotland, the name first appeared in records of the 14th century as "Fitz Andreu" (meaning son of Andrew), and developed in various forms by the gaelic patronymic of "MacGhilleAndrais" which means the servant of St Andrew. Variations of this name were MacAndrew, Gillanders and of course Anderson. The name soon migrated to other parts of Scotland due to the popularity of the name "Andrew" as associated with the Patron Saint of Scotland and the largest grouping lies in the north-east of Scotland from the Mearns through Aberdeenshire, Ban..
