noun

• (countable) A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
• (countable) A male given name
• A placename
• A river in British Columbia, Canada; flowing from near the Coquihalla Pass into the Fraser River near Boston Bar; named for fur trader James Anderson.
• A river in the Northwest Territories, Canada; flowing 692 km from Colville Lake into the Beaufort Sea, probably named for fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
• A river in Indiana, United States; flowing 80 km from near Eckerty into the Ohio at Troy.
• A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.
• A locale in the United States:
• A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.
• An unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama.
• A city in Denali Borough, Alaska; named for homesteader Arthur Anderson.
• An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
• A city in Shasta County, California; named for landowner Elias Anderson.
• A former settlement in Mendocino County, California; named for early settler Walter Anderson.
• An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
• An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois.
• A city, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana; named for Lenape Chief William Anderson.
• A city in McDonald County, Missouri; named for local merchant Robert Anderson.
• A census-designated place in Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
• An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
• A city, the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina; named for Revolutionary War officer Robert Anderson.
• A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
• A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
• An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
• A number of townships in the United States, listed under Anderson Township.
• A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).