Matson Family History
Matson Name Meaning
English (Kent and Yorkshire): patronymic, either from the Middle English personal name Matte (see Matt ) + -son, or a shortened form of Mattison or Mattinson , in each case derived from a pet form of Matthew . Alternatively, a variant of the metronymic Madson (‘son of Maud’), with devoicing of /d/ to /t/.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Matsson: patronymic from the personal name Mats, a short form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ).
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Madsen and Matsen , cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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