How common is the surname Colson?

9,710 people in the United States had the surname Colson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,797 Americans. It ranked 3,666th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colson?

Charles Colson, American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012), followed by Bonzie Colson.

Where is the surname Colson most common?

Wikidata records people named Colson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Colson?

Colson is /ˈkoʊlsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Colson getting more or less common?

More common. 9,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,710 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Colson

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,710 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkoʊlsən/ 2 syllables Soundex C425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colson is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

From Coll + -son.

Colson 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 9,710 people named Colson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,797 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,373.

#3,666

rank among US surnames

9,710

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,488)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,657	Handley	9,722	31,757
#3,659	Ledezma	9,721	31,761
#3,660	Binder	9,720	31,764
#3,662	Xie	9,716	31,777
#3,663	Kelleher	9,714	31,784
#3,664	Counts	9,713	31,787
#3,665	Mancuso	9,711	31,793

Who is named Colson

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

77% of people named Colson identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Coleson

Surnames that sound like Colson

Colson has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

Questions

Where does the surname Colson come from?: From Coll + -son.
How common is the surname Colson?: 9,710 people in the United States had the surname Colson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,797 Americans. It ranked 3,666th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colson?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Colson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colson?: Charles Colson, American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012), followed by Bonzie Colson.
Where is the surname Colson most common?: Wikidata records people named Colson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Colson?: Colson is /ˈkoʊlsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Colson?: Colson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Colson getting more or less common?: More common. 9,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,710 in 2010, up 3.6%.
What are other spellings of Colson?: Coleson.