# Bronson (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,229 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,215 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,495 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (11,007 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Brun (“a man named Brown's”) + son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bronson 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bronson in the United States.

## People named Bronson

- Charles Bronson, American actor (1921–2003)
- Betty Bronson, American actress (1906–1971)
- Action Bronson, American rapper
- Bryan Bronson, American 400 m hurdler

## Similar surnames

Brunson, Brinson, Branson, Brownson, Berenson, Briones, Bruns, Bronstein, Brownstein, Bronk, Barnes, Burns.

## 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.