# Bryson (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,486 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,954 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,702 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (17,680 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹaɪsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Brice + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bryson 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bryson in the United States.

## People named Bryson

- Bill Bryson, American-British author (born 1951)
- Peabo Bryson, American singer (1951–2026)
- John Bryson, American businessman (1943–2025)
- Winifred Bryson, actress (1892-1987)
- Jeanie Bryson, American singer

## Similar surnames

Briseno, Burson, Brisson, Brison, Brogan, Brosnan, Barragan, Bergman, Brockman, Bracken, Barcenas, Brigham.

## 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.