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Names That Mean Son

Names that mean son are among the most common, especially when it comes to last names used as first names.

The most obvious names that mean son literally have son as their last syllable: Anderson and Harrison.. The prefixes Mc or Mac, O', and Fitz, as in McCoy or Fitzgerald, also mean son.


There are also many more unique and surprising names that carry a less obvious meaning of son. Some of these are familiar choices such as Flynn and Quincy. . Others are more uncommon surname-names that mean son, such as Kazuo and Mies.

Hughes

Meaning: mind, intellect; son of Aodh

Origin:English, Scottish, Irish surname
3336
Macallister

Meaning: son of Alasdair

Origin:Scottish
3405
Dennison

Meaning: son of Dennis

Origin:English
10024
Hobson

Meaning: son of Robert

Origin:English
15950
Hobson

Meaning: son of Robert

Origin:English
0
Thompson

Meaning: son of Tom

Origin:English
3981
Judson

Meaning: son of Jordan

Origin:English
1590
Hodge

Meaning: son of Roger

Origin:English
23684
Jaxson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:Variation of Jackson, English
1319
Kyson

Meaning: son of Kyle

Origin:English
1551
Osman

Meaning: baby bustard

Origin:Arabic
1795
Eames

Meaning: son of the uncle

Origin:English
1361
Pierce

Meaning: son of Piers

Origin:English
950
Watson

Meaning: son of Wat

Origin:English and Scottish surname related to Walter
2027
Anson

Meaning: son of Anne

Origin:English
1290
Anderson

Meaning: son of Anders

Origin:English from Scandinavian
6296
Anderson

Meaning: son of Anders

Origin:English from Scandinavian
1340
Tennyson

Meaning: son of Dennis

Origin:English
1366
Eason

Meaning: son of Adam

Origin:Scottish
1487
Ellison

Meaning: son of Ellis

Origin:English
1494