Meaning & Origin
A surname from Swedish.
Andersson is a boy's baby name of Swedish origin, from the Swedish patronymic surname — literally 'son of Anders' (the Swedish form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreás, 'manly, courageous'). Andersson is one of the most common surnames in Sweden. Used as a given name, it carries the Swedish heritage and the patronymic tradition that defines Scandinavian family names.
Andersson carries the Swedish patronymic heritage of 'son of Andrew' — the manly, courageous Andrew whose name was given to millions of Swedish sons, now given as a first name with the quiet confidence of Scandinavian naming, carrying the heritage of the country that invented the welfare state and the flat-pack furniture revolution simultaneously.