Definition of anderson:
(n) :
(countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
(n) :
(countable) A male given name.
(n) :
A placename
(n) :
A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
(n) :
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
(n) :
A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.