70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈæn.sən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname meaning "son of Agnes". Related Names RootAnson (surname) PopularityDetails Last ranked #977 in 2019 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories blues musicians, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -son, Fringe characters, indigenous American medicine people, matronymics, surnames, The Four Hundred members, The Waltons characters, Tolkien characters