# Manson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/manson/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,663 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,629 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,290 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.3% (8,090 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmænsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Manson 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) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Manson in the United States, Canada and France.

## People named Manson

- Marilyn Manson, American musician (born 1969)
- Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
- Mark Manson, American author and blogger
- Jeane Manson, American actress
- Josh Manson, American ice hockey player
- Taylor Manson, American sprinter
- Héléna Manson, actress (1898-1994)
- Andra Manson, American high jumper
- JoAnn E. Manson, American endocrinologist and epidemiologist
- Bruce Manson, American tennis player

## Similar surnames

Munson, Mancini, Monson, Manzano, Mancino, Minson, Mangan, Mangano, Mankin, Mangione, Mangino, Mangini.

## 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.