# Wesson (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,217 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,505 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 59,181 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.2% (5,228 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɛsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A patronymic surname from Wes + -son, literally son of Wes, the latter a diminutive of the male given name Wesley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wesson 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) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wesson in the United States and Bulgaria.

## People named Wesson

- Daniel B. Wesson, American gunsmith (1825–1906)
- Dick Wesson, American actor, comedian, comedy writer, and producer (1922-1996)
- K'zell Wesson, American basketball player

## Similar surnames

Wasson, Wickham, Whigham, Washam, Wiggin, Wishon, Wixom, Wozny, Wojahn.

## 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.