Anson - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Anson \a-nson, an-son\ is pronounced AN-sun. It is of English origin. Possibly means "son of Ann" or "son of the divine". Surname. Baseball great Cap Anson.

Anson has 3 variant forms: Annson, Ansson and Hanson.

Baby names that sound like Anson are Janson, Jenson and Jonson.

Anson is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Anson. Click here to compare Anson with related baby names.