Karson

Variation of Carson, English and Scottish surname
"son of the marsh-dwellers"

Karson Origin and Meaning

The name Karson is a girl's name of English origin meaning "son of the marsh-dwellers".

Karson is a respelling of the classic surname-turned-first name Carson, which some feel makes it more modern.

As a gender neutral name, this name leans heavily toward the male side, though slightly less heavily via the K spelling. Last year, there were 3300 baby boys named Carson and 168 girls, while Karson was used for 977 baby boys and 57 baby girls.

Southern writer Carson McCullers was a famous female bearer of this name.

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