# Manson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmænsən/ · frequency rank #19,893

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename

## Etymology
An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-mason)
- **Menon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-menon)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-marion)
- **maroon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-maroon)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-minion)
- **matron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-matron)
- **monsoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-monsoon)
- **Marston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-marston)
- **Mansour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-mansour)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mann-vs-manson)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mans-vs-manson)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mano-vs-manson)
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-manson)
- **mango** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manson)
- **Macon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-manson)
- **Mahon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahon-vs-manson)
- **Maison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-manson)
- **macron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macron-vs-manson)
- **Madsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-manson)
- **Madison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madison-vs-manson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amnson`, `mannson`, `manosn`, `mansno`, `mansonn`, `mansson`, `masnon`, `mmanson`, `mnason`

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