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What does Colson mean?
Colson 
▲ as a name for boys has its root in Greek, and the name Colson means "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal; people of victory". Colson is an alternate spelling of Cole (Middle English, Old French). Colson is also a variant of Coulson (Greek).
Variations
RELATION VIA COLE, COULSON Coley
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Colson Ellis (C.E.), ..
How popular is Colson?
Colson is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#3488 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Colson entered the list in 2000 and reached its apex rank of #640 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Colson (#640 IN RECENT RANKINGS) listed in the Top 2000 are Cole (#118) and Coley. Adoption of these forms of Colson was well-received among parents in 2002 (MEDIAN #1308) and is somewhat less today (#919, DOWN 34%). Cole is more widely used than the rest, though Colson has gained in popularity.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Allson, Bolton, Carlson, Carson▲, Cason▲, Celso, Cleon, Colan, Colden, Coldin, Coleton, Colhoun, Colin▼, Collen, Collin▼, Collton, Colman, Colston, Colten, Colton▲, Colwin, Colwyn, Colyn, Conlon, Cotton, Dotson, Dowson, Ellson, Elson, Gilson, Hobson, Jolyon, Jonson, Kolton▲, Nelson▼, Nilson, Robson, Ronson and Wilson▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Colson.
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