When Anders Peter Andersson was born on 19 November 1840, in Hudene, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Andreas Hugosson, was 29 and his mother, Britta Olausdotter, was 23. He died on 4 December 1841, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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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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