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    The surname Anson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,079 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈæn.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex A525 Also a first name

    Anson: #8,128 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Anson #8,128, 4,079 people Anson: #8,128 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Anson #8,128, 4,079 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anson is more common than 95% of them.

    Origin

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

    Anson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,079 people named Anson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,691 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,731.

    #8,128
    rank among US surnames
    4,079
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.3%
    change since 2000 (was #8,176)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,124Brodsky4,08375,617
    #8,126Gamache4,08275,636
    #8,127Crew4,08175,654
    #8,128Anson4,07975,691
    #8,130Shuck4,07875,710

    Who is named Anson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named Anson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ansons

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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)

    Notable Ansons come mostly from the Kingdom of Great Britain (2), the United States (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Anson

    Anson has the Soundex code A525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A525.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Anson come from?
    From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).
    How common is the surname Anson?
    4,079 people in the United States had the surname Anson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,691 Americans. It ranked 8,128th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Anson?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Anson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Anson?
    George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British admiral (1697-1762), followed by Cap Anson.
    Where is the surname Anson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Anson in the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Anson?
    Anson is /ˈæn.sən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Anson?
    Anson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Anson getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,079 in 2010, up 9.3%.
    Is Anson also a first name?
    Yes. Anson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.