# Manson

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For other uses, see [Manson (disambiguation)](/source/Manson_(disambiguation)).

**Manson** is a surname of [Scottish](/source/Scottish_people) origin.[1] It is an Anglicised version of the Scandinavian name [Magnusson](/source/Magnusson_(disambiguation)), meaning son of [Magnus](/source/Magnus), and a [Sept](/source/Sept) of [Clan Gunn](/source/Clan_Gunn). It is particularly common in the far northeast of Scotland in the county of [Caithness](/source/Caithness) and in [Orkney](/source/Orkney) and [Shetland](/source/Shetland). It is also relatively common in southwest Scotland, in the country of [Ayrshire](/source/Ayrshire).

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Alan Manson](/source/Alan_Manson) (1919–2002), American actor
- [Amy Manson](/source/Amy_Manson) (born 1985), Scottish actor
- [Andra Manson](/source/Andra_Manson) (born 1984), American high jumper
- [Andy Manson](/source/Andy_Manson_(luthier)), British luthier and custom guitar-maker
- [Britney Manson](/source/Britney_Manson) (born 1995), Russian-Estonian model and influencer
- [Bruce Manson](/source/Bruce_Manson) (born 1956), American tennis player
- [Bruce Manson (cricketer)](/source/Bruce_Manson_(cricketer)) (1878–1914), English cricketer
- [Charles Manson](/source/Charles_Manson) (1934–2017), adopted surname of cult leader from the United States
- [Charlotte Manson](/source/Charlotte_Manson) (1917–1996), American actress
- [Charly Manson](/source/Charly_Manson) (born 1975), Mexican professional wrestler
- [Dave Manson](/source/Dave_Manson) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
- [David Manson (militiaman)](/source/David_Manson_(militiaman)) (1753–1836), American Revolutionary War aide to General George Washington
- [David Manson (producer)](/source/David_Manson_(producer)) (born 1952), American film and television producer, screenwriter, and director
- [David Ames Manson](/source/David_Ames_Manson) (1841–1929), merchant and political figure in Quebec
- [Grace Manson](/source/Grace_Manson) (1893–1967), American psychologist
- [Héléna Manson](/source/H%C3%A9l%C3%A9na_Manson) (1898–1994), French film actress
- [James Manson (Australian footballer)](/source/James_Manson_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
- [Jeane Manson](/source/Jeane_Manson) (born 1950), American model, singer, and actress
- [Jim Manson (Australian footballer)](/source/Jim_Manson_(Australian_footballer)) (died 2010), Australia footballer and father of James Manson
- [Josh Manson](/source/Josh_Manson) (born 1991), American ice hockey player
- [Mahlon Dickerson Manson](/source/Mahlon_Dickerson_Manson) (1820–1895), American military officer, Union General during the Civil War
- [Marilyn Manson](/source/Marilyn_Manson) (born 1969), stage name of Brian Hugh Warner, American musician and artist - [Marilyn Manson (band)](/source/Marilyn_Manson_(band)), the band of the same name
- [Mark Manson](/source/Mark_Manson) (born 1984), American self-help writer and blogger
- [Michael Manson (politician)](/source/Michael_Manson_(politician)) (1857–1932), Scottish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada
- [Michael Manson (judge)](/source/Michael_Manson_(judge)), judge of the Federal Court of Canada
- [Pat Manson](/source/Pat_Manson) (born 1967), American pole vaulter
- [Patrick Manson](/source/Patrick_Manson) (1844–1922), Scottish physician, pioneer in the field of tropical medicine
- [Robert Manson](/source/Robert_Manson) (1866 or 1867–1932), Canadian politician
- [Shirley Manson](/source/Shirley_Manson) (born 1966), Scottish musician and actress
- [Stephen Manson](/source/Stephen_Manson) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- [Thomas Walter Manson](/source/Thomas_Walter_Manson) (1893–1958), English biblical scholar
- [William Manson](/source/William_Manson) (1867–1953), Scottish-born accountant, notary public, and MLA for Alberni and Skeena in British Columbia, Canada
- [William Manson (theologian)](/source/William_Manson_(theologian)) (1882–1958), British theologian
- [William J. Manson](/source/William_J._Manson) (1872–1948), Scottish-born magistrate and MLA for Dewdney in British Columbia, Canada

## Fictional characters

- Samantha Manson, one of the main characters of *[Danny Phantom](/source/Danny_Phantom)*

## See also

- [Mansun](/source/Mansun)

## References

1. *Manson* in the Dictionary of American Family Names, [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press), p.508

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