Carson

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English and Scottish surname

"son of the marsh dwellers"

Carson Origin and Meaning

The name Carson is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "son of the marsh dwellers".

Carson is one of the most long-running popular androgynous baby names, with a dash of the Wild West via the legendary Missouri frontiersman Kit Carson. Dating back to when it was the name of Nancy Drew's Dad, Carson is still steadily in the Top 200 baby names.

Current Carsons include TV personalities Carson Daly and Carson Kressley, and Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer. Carson Wells was the bounty hunter character played by Woody Harrelson in No Country for Old Men, and Carson is the name chosen by actress Kathryn Erbe for her son.

Although its best known namesake is writer Carson McCullers, Carson has not caught on as a girl's name.

Carson Rank in US Top 1000

# 111 in the US

Carson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 272 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Carson

• 111 US 2023
• 272 Nameberry 2025
• 181 Canada 2023
• 100 Future 2028
• 325 England 2023
• 103 Scotland 2023

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Famous People Named Carson

• Sofia Carson American actress
• Carson Jones Daly American TV host
• Carson Kressley American fashion critic
• Carson Hilton Palmer American football player
• (Clarence) Carson Parks American songwriter and singer
• John William "Johnny" Carson TV talk show host and comedian
• Ben Carson American neurosurgeon and political candidate
• Carson Bruener (b. 2002) son of NFL player Mark Bruener
• Carson Lincoln Kinney (b. 2003) son of actors Terry Kinney and Kathryn Erbe
• Charles Stephen "Carson" Paine IV (b. 2015) son of Erin (Bates) Paine of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
• Carson Sharp (b. 2015) son of jockey Rosie Napravnik and Joe Sharp
• Carson James Lueders (b.2001) YouTube celebrity, upcoming singer.
• Carson Wentz American football player

The name Carson in Pop Culture

• Carson Beckett doctor on TV's "Stargate: Atlantis"
• Carson Drew father of Nancy Drew
• Carson Philips main character in film and novel "Struck By Lightning," by Chris Colfer
• Charles Carson (known as Carson) butler on TV's "Downton Abbey"