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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022