Anderson Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Anderson Name Origin

Get Free Updates about Family Crests, New Information, Stories, Special Offers and more with our Occasional Newsletter Updates

* indicates required

Email Address *

First Name *

Last Name

Origin of the Name Anderson

The Anderson family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'son of Andrew', the variant forms of the name Anderson include Anders and MacAndrews. The Scottish MacAndrews came to Badenoch from Moedart in the year 1400. They are regarded as a sept of Clan Chattan, having been associated with the confederation of Clans since the fifteenth century. A famous member of the Clan was John MacAndrew of Dalnahatnich, known as Ian Beg MacAindrea. He was a great bowman and terrorised all who he fought against. In 1670 Ian Beg and his men caught and killed all but one of some Lochaber men for raiding cattle. The man who escaped told of his comrades fate and so the men of Lochaber swore vengeance on Ian Beg. Consequently he lead a very unsettled existence for many years. In Ireland the name Anderson is usually of immigrant origin having been introduced into Ulster Province by settlers and traders who arrived from Scotland and England , especially during the seventeenth century.