# Colson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/colson/  
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) | 9,710 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,666 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,797 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (9,373 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoʊlsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Coleson |

## Etymology

From Coll + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Colson 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) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Colson in the United States.

## People named Colson

- Charles Colson, American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012)
- Bonzie Colson, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Sydney Colson, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Sean Colson, American basketball player (born 1974)

## Similar surnames

Clawson, Coulson, Callison, Collison, Cullison, Clauson, Closson, Colgan, Chilson, Colosimo, Colquhoun, Calkins.

## 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.