Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Andersson was born in 1821, in Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Anders Andersson, was 20 and his mother, Kjerstin Johnsdotter, was 23. He died in 1822, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Anders, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
1801–1872 Male
1798–1829 Female
Siblings (4)
1821–1822 Male
1824–1908 Male
1827–1864 Female
1829–1829 Male
Name Meaning
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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