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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Anderson

Anderson is the 15th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 756,560 people carried it — about 253.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Anderson are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White72.6%
Black18.4%
Multiracial4.1%
Hispanic3.5%
Asian American0.8%
Native American0.7%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#11
773,488
2000
#12
762,394
2010
#15
784,404
2020
#15
756,560
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