74%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. KAHR-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was the American scout Kit Carson (1809-1868). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsKarson, Karsyn PopularityDetails Last ranked #99 in 2018 Canada Last ranked #305 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #91 in 2022 Scotland Last ranked #110 in 2022 (m) #997 in 2004 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern wholesome strong strange simple Categories authors, Bates family, ends in -son, isograms, Lucius characters, surnames, teen idols, television, The Haunting characters, uncertain etymology, US state capitals