Frequency: (255)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Respelling of Swedish Andreasson or of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Andreas(s)en, all patronymics from the personal name Andreas.
GIVEN NAMES: German 6%; Scandinavian 4%. Kurt (2), Klaus.
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