# Coulson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkəʊl.sən/ · frequency rank #22,046

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A ghost town near Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.
3. A community in Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A rural locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

## Etymology
From Cole + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **cousin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coulson-vs-cousin)
- **coupon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coulson-vs-coupon)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colon-vs-coulson)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colton-vs-coulson)
- **Conlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conlon-vs-coulson)
- **Colson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colson-vs-coulson)
- **Carlson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-coulson)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccoulson`, `coluson`, `coullson`, `coulosn`, `coulsno`, `coulsonn`, `coulsson`, `couslon`, `cuolson`, `oculson`

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