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son meaning

Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".

Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".

Antić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Anto" or "son of Ante 1".

Atkins English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.

Bateson English
Means "son of Bate".

Benson English
Means "son of Benedict".

Branson English
Means "son of Brandr".

Carlsson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Colson English
Means "son of Col".

Davids English
Means "son of David".

Davis English, Scottish
Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Davtyan Armenian
Means "son of Davit".

Dawson English
Means "son of Daw".

Díaz Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

Dickson English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Díez Spanish
Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

Dixon English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Dobson English
Means "son of Dobbe", a medieval diminutive of Robert.

Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".

Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".

Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".

Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".

Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

Fransson Swedish
Means "son of Frans".

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Grayson English
Means "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".

Hampson English
Means "son of Hamo".

Hanson English
Means "son of Hann".

Harris English
Means "son of Harry".

Henson English
Means "son of Henne", a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Hobson English
Means "son of Hob".

Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Hudson English
Means "son of Hudde".

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Janson German, Dutch, Swedish, English
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jansson Swedish
Means "son of Jan 1".

Jensen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.

Jepson English
Means "son of Jep".

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Johnsson Swedish
Means "son of John".

Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".

Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".

Karlsson Swedish
Means "son of Karl".

Kasprzak Polish
Means "son of Kacper".

Larsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Lars".

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".

López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.

Mac Aodha Irish
Means "son of Aodh" in Irish.

Mac Ghabhann Irish
Means "son of the smith" in Irish.

Madsen Danish
Means "son of Mads".

Markov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".

Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".

McRae Scottish
From Gaelic Mag Raith meaning "son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".

Nelson 1 English
Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".

Nilsson Swedish
Means "son of Nils".

Nisi Italian
Means "son of Niso", an Italian form of the mythological name Nisus.

Nixon English
Means "son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).

Núñez Spanish
Means "son of Nuño".

Olsson Swedish
Means "son of Olaf".

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Otis English
Means "son of Ode".

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Pavlov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Pawlak Polish
Means "son of Paweł".

Pérez Spanish
Means "son of Pedro".

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Petrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Peter" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pietrzak Polish
Means "son of Piotr".

Pires Portuguese
Means "son of Pedro".

Popov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Sánchez Spanish
Means "son of Sancho".

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Stigsson Swedish
Means "son of Stig".

Taggart Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Valdez Spanish
Means "son of Baldo".

Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Wilson English
Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Ziętek Polish
Possibly from a diminutive of Polish zięć meaning "son-in-law".

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