Given name & surname
Matson
“the son of Matthew”
Matson is a variant of Matheson. One English interpretation is “the son of Matthew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matson is a variant of Matheson. One English interpretation is “the son of Matthew.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matson is a variant of Matheson. An origin associated with Matheson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 241
- 241 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 289 as a first name in 2020; 11,777 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.
Matson’s family of names
Matson has a related form in Matheson. In Greek usage, Matson as a surname is a transliteration of Μάτσον. In Greek usage, Matson as a surname is a transliteration of Ματσόν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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