Anderson Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Anderson

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Anderson history with Anderson Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Anderson
Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origins Available: Danish, German, Scottish, Swedish

Where did the Swedish Anderson family come from? What is the Swedish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Anderson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The origin of the distinguished Anderson family can be traced to the historic Scandinavian country of Sweden. The surname Anderson is a patronymic derived from Anders, the Swedish equivalent of Greek Andreas. In Sweden, Anders had been one of the most common personal names for many centuries when the patronymics were converted into family names; thus explaining the large number of people bearing the surname Andersson.

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Suggested Readings for the name Anderson

The Andersons of Rowlett's Creek by W. Clytes Anderson Cullar and Jerry M. Flook.
Descendants of Capt. Henry Anderson, Sr., of Newberry County, South Carolina by Lucien L. McNees.

Some noteworthy people of the name Anderson

Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941), American writer who had a profound influence on American fiction
Robert Anderson (1917-2009), American Academy Award–nominated playwright and screenwriter, best known for his work "Tea and Sympathy"
Philip Warren Anderson (b. 1923), American scientist who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems
Gillian Anderson (b. 1968), actress best known for her role as Dana Scully in the television series "The X-Files."
Michael P Anderson (1959-2003), astronaut on board the Space Shuttle Columbia when it broke up during re-entry
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), American composer
Hunk Anderson (1898-1978), American football player
George Anderson (b. 1934), original name of Sparky Anderson
John August Anderson (1876-1959), American physicist and astronomer
Marian Anderson (b. 1902), American concert and opera singer
Mary Anderson (1859-1940), American actress
Beauford T Anderson (1922-1996), American soldier, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945 for heroism in WWII
Richard Beatty Anderson (1921-1944), American WWII private, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. (1927-1962), the first recipient of the Air Force Cross. He was shot down over Cuba on October 27, 1962, while flying a U-2 spy plane
Dave Anderson (b. 1929), American sportswriter who won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nick Anderson, American editorial cartoonist awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Carl David Anderson (1905-1991), American physicist awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics
Loni Kaye Anderson (b. 1945), American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati
Michael Anderson (b. 1920), British film director
Malcolm Anderson (b. 1935), top-ranking Australian tennis player from the middle 1950s to the early 1970s
Roberta Joan Anderson (b. 1943), original name of Canadian Joni Mitchell
Gerry Anderson MBE (b. 1929), British producer, director and writer
James Norman Dalrymple Anderson (b. 1908), English scholar
John Anderson (1893-1962), Australian philosopher
Dame Judith Anderson AC, DBE (1897-1992), Australian actress generally regarded by theater critics as the greatest classical actress produced by Australia
General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson KCB, MC (1891-1959), British Army officer in both the First and Second World Wars
Thomas Anderson (1819-1874), Scottish organic chemist
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson (1897-1988), Australian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
Eric Anderson (1915-1943), British medic awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
Major John Thompson McKellar Anderson (1918-1943), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), English, first female medical doctor in Britain

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Anderson family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Anderson coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Anderson genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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