# Cason (surname)

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

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,657 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,083 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,486 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (11,401 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Casen, Cayson, Kaison, Kasen, Kason, Kaysen, Kayson |

## Etymology

As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk. Also borrowed from Italian Cason, from a Venetan form of casa (“house”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cason 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) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cason in the United States.

## People named Cason

- Andre Cason, American sprinter
- Barbara Cason, American actress (1928-1990)

## Similar surnames

Casson, Cassano, Cusano, Cusson, Casino, Caison, Chacon, Casiano, Chiasson, Chaisson, Cashion, Cashin.

## 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.