# Anson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæn.sən/ · frequency rank #31,062

## Definitions
1. An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. The Avro Anson
4. A city, the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).

## Easily confused with
- **ASO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-aso)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-avon)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-aron)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-axon)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-aston)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-anton)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-arson)
- **apron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-apron)
- **argon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-argon)
- **anyone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-anyone)
- **Antony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-antony)
- **Antoni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anson-vs-antoni)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-anson)
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ans-vs-anson)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/also-vs-anson)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anon-vs-anson)
- **ANSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansi-vs-anson)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-anson)
- **aeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aeon-vs-anson)
- **Ando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ando-vs-anson)

## Common misspellings (7)
`annson`, `anosn`, `ansno`, `ansonn`, `ansson`, `asnon`, `nason`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anson