Carson Family History
Carson Name Meaning
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: probably a habitational name from an unlocated place in southwestern Scotland called Acarson or Carsan. This surname was taken to Northern Ireland in the early 17th century. Alternatively it may be a hybrid patronymic name composed of Irish cearr ‘left-handed’ + English son ‘son’. English: variant of Corston a habitational name from one of the many places so called in Norfolk Shropshire Somerset or Wiltshire. In some cases also an Americanized form of Norwegian Kåsen (see Kasen ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022