Anderson

plural Andersons · alternative Andison

1. countableA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

   "It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson.

   2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2021

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   Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson.

   2024 November 25, Sean Lyngaas, “Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2024

   The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo.

   2025 November 13, David Hytner, “Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026

2. countableA male given name.
3. A placename
   1. countableuncountableA river in British Columbia, Canada; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar; named for fur trader James Anderson.
   2. countableuncountableA river in the Northwest Territories, Canada; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
   3. countableuncountableA river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
   4. countableuncountableA locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
   5. countableuncountableA town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
   6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
   7. countableuncountableA city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
   9. countableuncountableA city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.

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      Similar cameras were first acquired by the Anderson and Redding police departments in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Last November, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors followed suit, approving a $550,000 contract for the sheriff to install 24 Flock cameras across unincorporated parts of Shasta using Zogg Fire settlement funds.

      2026 July 27, Maya Nelson, “Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next?”, in Shasta Scout, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2026

   10. countableuncountableA former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
   12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
   13. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
   14. countableuncountableA city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
   15. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
   16. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
   17. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
   18. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
   19. countableuncountableA town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
   20. countableuncountableA town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
   21. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
   22. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.

1. A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).