Andreasen and the parallel form Andresen (Norwegian cognate Andreassen) are Danish-Norwegian patronymic surnames meaning "son of Andreas".[1] It has a similar origin as the name Andersen. Notable people with the surname include:
- Christian Andreasen (born 1988), Danish footballer
- Dagmar Andreasen (1920–2006), Danish businesswoman and politician
- Emil Andreasen (1895–1972), Danish boxer
- Frank Andreasen (born 1975), Danish darts player
- George Andreasen (1934-1989), American orthodontist
- Heidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese paralympic swimming silver medalist
- Jakob Andreasen (born 1976), Danish handball coach
- Lawrence Andreasen (1945–1990), American athlete
- Leon Andreasen (born 1983), Danish footballer
- Marta Andreasen (born 1954), Argentina-born member of the European Parliament
- Nancy Coover Andreasen (born 1938), American neuroscientist
- Rannvá Andreasen (born 1980), Faroese association footballer
- Søren Andreasen (born 1996), Danish footballer
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edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 2018-12-14.