The Anson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,079 people carried this name — #8,128 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,731 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Anson surname
An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".
From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Anson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 106 people named Anson.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Aube.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Anson in American newspapers,
1865–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 254,646 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Anson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elizabeth Grace Anson d. 1882
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Janet Anson d. 1937
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Frances Alison Pollock d. 1997
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Elisabeth Gildroy Shaw d. 2009
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Hilda Evelyn Cotton Curtis d. 1924
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Ursula Anson d. 1808
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Anson.
- Ansaldi 216 · U.S. census
- Ansel 1,037 · U.S. census
- Anselm 475 · U.S. census
- Anselme 172 · U.S. census
- Anselmi 746 · U.S. census
- Anselmo 3,289 · U.S. census
- Anstett 926 · U.S. census
- Antal 1,243 · U.S. census
- Antczak 918 · U.S. census
- Anthon 457 · U.S. census
- Anthony 55,114 · U.S. census
- Antic 189 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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