When Mans Andersson was born about 1732, in Snårestad, Ljunit, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders, was 32 and his mother, Mrs. Anders, was 32. He married Matta Andersdotter on 11 November 1768, in Snårestad, Ljunit, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 20 June 1802, in his hometown, at the age of 71.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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