71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. AN-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname meaning "son of Agnes". PopularityDetails Last ranked #978 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, matronymics, surnames, The Four Hundred members, Tolkien characters