Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ANSON
There are approximately 2,345 people named Anson in the UK. That makes it the 3,975th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Anson.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
HansonAanson
Ainson
Ainsson
Aansen
Ainscon
Aneson
Ahnsen
Anason
Anison
Ainzen
Anisson
Anasson
Anesson
Aianson
Anieson
Aaneson
Ananson
Anesons
Aionson
Angenson
The Anson surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The son of Ann, or the same as Hanson, the son of Hans or John--the "H" being dropped in pronunciation.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ANSON. Such names as An-son, Nelson, Bet-son, &c., have been regarded as a sort of mctron}Tiiics, and therefore considered indicative of illegitimac}' ; but I think there is little doubt of the former part of these names being in man) cases corruj)tions of masculine appellations. Anson is probably a contraction of Alanson.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.