Andrews is a patronymic surname of English, Scottish, and Norse origin. At the time of the 1881 British Census, its relative frequency was highest in Dorset (3.6 times the British average), followed by Wiltshire, Huntingdonshire, Worcestershire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Devon and Somerset.
The surname Andrews was first found in Caithness, North Scotland. Historically, the Andrews clan were closely associated with Clan Ross. The Andrews of Scotland dispersed during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and are now found worldwide in America, Canada, and Australia. Many Andrews also moved to Northern Ireland and England.
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A. W. Andrews (1868–1959), British pioneer rock-climber
Abraham D. Andrews (1830–1885), American politician
Al Andrews (born 1945), US American footballer
Albert Andrews (1881–1960), Canadian politician
Albert LeRoy Andrews (1878–1961), American professor of Germanic philology and avocational bryologist Allan Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people Andy Andrews (tennis) (born 1959), American tennis player Andy Andrews (born 1959), American author Annie Dale Biddle Andrews, American who was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Berkeley Anthony Andrews (born 1948), British actor (Under the Volcano) Archie Andrews (comics), fictional character from the Archie Comics Archie Andrews (puppet), character of British ventriloquist Peter Brough Arlan Andrews, American mechanical engineer and writer Arthur Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
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Barbara Andrews, American novelist
Barry Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
Ben Andrews (actor) (1942–1981), American television actor
Ben Andrews (mathematician), Australian mathematician
Bill Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
Billy Andrews (footballer) (1886-?), Irish footballer
Billy Andrews (born 1945), US American footballer
Blake Andrews (born 1968), American photographer
Bob Andrews (keyboardist) (born 1949), English keyboardist with Brinsley Schwarz
Bob Andrews (guitarist) (born 1959), English musician with Generation X
Brian Andrews (actor), American actor
Brian Andrews (doctor) (born 1955), Canadian-American neurosurgeon
Brittany Andrews (born 1973), American porn actress
Bruce Andrews (born 1948), American poet
Bryan Andrews (cricketer) (born 1945), New Zealand cricketer
Bryan Andrews (storyboard artist), American storyboard artist and writer
Bunny Andrews, US American footballer
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Carl Andrews, American politician
Charles Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
Chris Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829–1922), American brigadier general
Clayton Andrews (baseball, born 1997), American professional baseball player
Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English cricketer
T. Coleman Andrews (1899–1983), American presidential candidate
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Daisy Andrews (c. 1934 or 1935–2015), Australian painter
Damon Andrews (born 1971), New Zealand actor and director
Dana Andrews (1909–1992), American actor and President of the Screen Actors Guild Daniel Andrews (born 1972), Australian politician Danny Andrews, American Paralympic athlete Darren Andrews (born 1995), American football player David Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people Dean Andrews (born 1963), British actor Del Andrews (1894–1942), American director and screenwriter (The Racket, All Quiet on the Western Front) Denise Andrews (born 1959), American politician Deno Andrews (born 1971), American billiards player Don Andrews (born 1942 as Vilim Zlomislić), Canadian white-supremacist Donald Andrews (born 1955), Canadian economist Donna Andrews (golfer) (born 1967), American golfer Donna Andrews (writer), American writer Duane Andrews (born 1972), Canadian guitarist and composer Dylan Andrews (born 1979), New Zealand mixed martial artist