Given name & surname · also North Germanic
Manson
Manson is a given name from North Germanic, ultimately from Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Manson comes from North Germanic, and ultimately from Icelandic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Swedish Magnusson, from Danish Magnussen, from Norwegian Magnusen, from Icelandic Magnússon.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 816
- 816 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 513 as a first name in 2020; 6,952 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manson’s family of names
In English usage, Manson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form MAGNUSEN. In English usage, Manson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form MAGNUSON. In English usage, Manson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Magnusson.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manson has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Icelandic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manson
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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