Sansom - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Sansom \s(a)-nsom, san-som\ is a variant of Samson (Hebrew), and the meaning of Sansom is "sun".

Similar baby names are Ransom and Sanson.

Sansom is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8168 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Sansom. Compare Sansom with its source form and related boy names.