# Anson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/anson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,079 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,128 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 75,691 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.3% (3,731 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Anson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Anson in the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Anson

- George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British admiral (1697-1762)
- Cap Anson, American baseball player (1852–1922)
- Jay Anson, American author (1921–1980)
- George Anson, British Army major-general (1797-1857)
- George Anson, British Army officer and politician (1769–1849)

## Similar surnames

Ancona, Amason, Anguiano, Anchondo, Ankney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.