Carson Name Meaning & Origin
Carson
Pronunciation: KAHR-sən (key)
Origin of the name Carson:
Transferred use of the surname meaning “Carr’s son.” The name Carr is of several derivations. It is from the Middle English and Scottish car, carre (marsh, mossy place), from the Welsh caer (a fort), and from the Gaelic carr (rock).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Car, Carsey, Carley, Cars, Carse
- Meanings and history of the name Carson
Influenced during the 19th century by legendary Missouri frontiersman, Kit Carson. Carson City, the capital of Nevada, was named in his honor. Known today for television personality Carson Daly. A unisex name.
Carson was the 87th most popular boys name in the country last year, placing it between such trendy names as Tristan and Jaden. That's the most popular it's ever been in the 126 years the government has been keeping track.That's according to an Enquirer analysis of baby name data from the U.S. Social Security Administration, which releases its annual list of the most popular baby names every year around Mother's Day.-
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Carson Phillips, character in the 2012 movie and book 'Struck By Lightning' (Written/Played by Chris Colfer)
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Harlan Carson, community physician of the Hilltop Colony until the Saviors took him in the TV The Walking Dead (brother of Emmett Carson)
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