Last Name SANSON

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Meaning	The son of Samson. It has been stated that Sanson stands for some local St. Anselm. This is without foundation. As a personal name Samson was in very early use.

Origin	English, Jewish, Spanish, Irish, Basque, Belgian

Rank	13,386 (2000 US census)	12,334 (1990 US census)

Count	2,087 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

78.44%, or 1637 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
5.46%, or 114 total occurrences, as black,
1.58%, or 33 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.38%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.53%, or 32 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
12.6%, or 263 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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