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The Manson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,663 people carried this name — #4,629 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,500 people counted. That is down 5% from 8,090 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Manson surname

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

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Manson» (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 786 people named Manson.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Manche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Manche 104
Calvados 89
Mayenne 59
Bouches-du-Rhône 54
Paris 52
Ardèche 50
Orne 49
Deux-Sèvres 42

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 163 people named Manson live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 51
City of Buenos Aires 35
Tucumán 23
Mendoza 22
Neuquén 20
Córdoba 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

44 people named Manson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 44

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Manson in American newspapers,
1893–1926.

Newspaper page from The Breckenridge News carrying the name Manson
The Breckenridge News 1893-05-24
Newspaper page from The Bamberg Herald carrying the name Manson
The Bamberg Herald 1907-02-28
Newspaper page from The Pageland Journal carrying the name Manson
The Pageland Journal 1926-04-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 75,688 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Manson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Manson
    John Manson 1805–1889 · politician
  • Mahlon Dickerson Manson
    Mahlon Dickerson Manson 1820–1895 · politician
  • Alexander Manson 1774–1840 · military physician
  • Alexander Manson 1774–1840 · military physician
  • James Manson 1791–1862 · painter
  • James Alexander Manson 1822–1849

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Manson.

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