Definition of "Anderson"

(countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

(countable) A male given name  examples

A placename

1. A river in British Columbia, Canada; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar; named for fur trader James Anderson.  examples

2. A river in the Northwest Territories, Canada; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.  examples

3. A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.  examples

4. A locality in Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.  examples

5. A locale in the United States.

   1. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.  examples

   2. A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.  examples

   3. A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.  examples

   4. A city in Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.  examples

   5. A census-designated place in New Jersey.  examples

   6. A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.  examples

   7. A city in Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.  examples

   8. A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.  examples

   9. An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.  examples

   10. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.  examples

   11. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.  examples

   12. An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.  examples

   13. An unincorporated community in Ohio.  examples

   14. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.  examples

   15. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.  examples

   16. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.  examples

   17. A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.  examples

   18. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.  examples

A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).  examples