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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Carson
| image         = 
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| caption       =  
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|'|k|a:|r|s|@|n}}<ref name=Car>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/carson Carson (given name)] at Behind the Name</ref>
| gender        = [[unisex name|Unisex]]
| language      = [[English language|English]]
| languageorigin= [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Gaelic language|Gaelic]], [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish]] and [[English language|English]]
| origin        = [[Carson (surname)]]
| meaning       = "son of Carr"
| region        = [[Scotland]]; [[Ireland]]
| variant       = [[Carsen]]<br>[[Karson]]
| nickname      =
| related names = [[Carrie (name)|Carrie]]
| footnotes     = 
}}
'''Carson''' is a unisex given name, originating from [[Carson (surname)|a Scottish and Irish surname]] of unknown meaning.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfnames.com/mfnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-carson.htm |title=MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Carson |access-date=2009-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005405/http://www.mfnames.com/mfnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-carson.htm |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Car/>

==People==
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===A===
*[[Carson Allen]], American singer-songwriter

===B===
*[[Carson Beck]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Carson W. "Bill" Beck|Carson W. Beck]] (born 1962), American politician
*[[Carson Benge]] (born 2003), American baseball player
*[[Carson Bigbee]] (1895–1964), American baseball player
*[[Carson Blair]] (born 1989), American baseball player
*[[Carson Block]] (born 1977), American investor
*[[Carson Boren]] (1824–1912), American pioneer
*[[Carson Branstine]] (born 2000), Canadian-American tennis player
*[[Carson Brewer]] (1920–2003), American journalist
*[[Carson Brown]] (born 2008), American stock car racing driver
*[[Carson Bruener]] (born 2001), American football player
*[[Carson Buschman-Dormond]] (born 2002), Canadian soccer player

===C===
*[[Carson Chamberlain]], American songwriter
*[[Carson Charles]], Trinidadian politician
*[[Carson Cistulli]] (born 1979), American poet
*[[Carson Clark]] (born 1989), American volleyball player
*[[Carson Clough]] (born 1994), American Paralympic triathlete
*[[Carson Coffman]] (born 1988), American football player
*[[Carson Cole]] (born 1965), Canadian singer
*[[Carson Cooman]] (born 1982), American composer
*[[Carson Cooper]] (1897–1955), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Carson Cooper (basketball)]] (born 2004), American basketball player
*[[Carson Cunningham]] (born 1977), American basketball coach

===D===
*[[Carson Dach]] (born 1980), American football player
*[[Carson Daly]] (born 1973), American television host
*[[Carson Davidson]] (1924–2016), American filmmaker

===E===
*[[Carson Ebanks]] (born 1956), Caymanian sailor
*[[Carson Ellis]] (born 1975), American illustrator

===F===
*[[Carson Fagan]] (born 1982), Caymanian footballer
*[[Carson Foster]] (born 2001), American swimmer
*[[Carson Fox]], American artist
*[[Carson Fulmer]] (born 1993), American baseball player

===G===
*[[Carson Grant]] (born 1950), American actor
*[[Carson Gulley]] (1897–1962), American academic administrator

===H===
*[[Carson Hansen]], American football player
*[[Carson Hinzman]] (born 2004), American football player
*[[Carson Hocevar]] (born 2003), American stock car racing driver
*[[Carson Huey-You]] (born 2002), American child prodigy

===J===
*[[Carson D. Jeffries]] (1922–1995), American physicist
*[[Carson Jones]] (1986–2025), American boxer
*[[Carson Jorgensen]], American politician

===K===
*[[Karson Kendall]] (born 2000), American soccer player
*[[Carson Kelly]] (born 1994), American baseball player
*[[Carson Klein]] (born 2002), American soccer player
*[[Carson Kreitzer]], American playwright
*[[Carson Kressley]] (born 1969), American fashion expert
*[[Carson Kvapil]] (born 2003), American stock car racing driver
*[[Karson Kuhlman]] (born 1995), American professional ice hockey player

===L===
*[[Carson Lambos]] (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Carson Loftin]] (born 2008), American stock car racing driver
*[[Carson Long]] (born 1954), American football player

===M===
*[[Carson MacCormac]] (born 1999), Canadian actor
*[[Carson Mattern]] (born 2004), Canadian cyclist
*[[Carson McCullers]] (1917–1967), American writer
*[[Carson McCullough]] (born 2005), Irish cricketer
*[[Carson McCusker]] (born 1998), American baseball player
*[[Carson McHone]], American singer-songwriter
*[[Carson McMillan]] (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Carson Meier]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Carson Meyer]] (born 1997), American ice hockey player
*[[Carson Millar]], Saint Lucian football manager
*[[Carson Miller (cyclist)]] (born 1989), American cyclist
*[[Carson K. Miller]], American academic administrator
*[[Karson Milbrandt]] (born 2004), American professional baseball player
*[[Carson Morrison]] (1902–1993), American professor

===P===
*[[Carson Palmer]] (born 1979), American football player
*[[Carson Palmquist]] (born 2000), American baseball player
*[[Carson Parks]] (1936–2005), American songwriter
*[[Carson Pickett]] (born 1993), American soccer player

===R===
*[[Carson Rehkopf]] (born 2005), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Carson Abel Roberts]] (1905–1983), American lieutenant general
*[[Carson Robison]] (1890–1957), American singer-songwriter
*[[Carson Roccaforte]] (born 2002), American baseball player
*[[Carson Rockhill]] (born 1990), Canadian American football player
*[[Carson Ross]] (born 1946), American politician

===S===
*[[Carson Schwesinger]] (born 2003), American football player
*[[Carson Sigrah]], Malaysian politician
*[[Carson Smith (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Carson Soucy]] (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Carson Spiers]] (born 1997), American baseball player
*[[Carson Steele]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Carson Strong]] (born 1999), American football player

===T===
*[[Carson Talboys]] (born 1999), American soccer player
*[[Carson Tanguilig]] (born 2003), American tennis player
*[[Carson Tinker]] (born 1989), American football player
*[[Carson Tyler]] (born 2004), American diver

===V===
*[[Carson Van Osten]] (1945–2015), American musician
*[[Carson Vinson]] (born 2001), American football player
*[[Carson Vitale]] (born 1988), Canadian baseball coach
*[[Carson Vom Steeg]] (born 1999), American soccer player

===W===
*[[Carson Walch]] (born 1978), American football coach
*[[Carson Ware]] (born 2000), American stock car racing driver
*[[Carson Fordham Wells Jr.]] (1880–1956), American architect
*[[Carson Wen]] (born 1953), Hong Kong businessman
*[[Carson Wentz]] (born 1992), American football player
*[[Carson Whisenhunt]] (born 2000), American baseball player
*[[Carson Whitsett]] (1945–2007), American keyboardist
*[[Carson Wiggs]] (born 1990), American football player
*[[Carson Williams (disambiguation)]], multiple people

===Y===
*[[Carson Yeung]] (born 1960), Hong Kong businessman

==Fictional characters==
* [[Carson Beckett]], from the TV series [[Stargate Atlantis]]
* Carson Drew, from [[Nancy Drew]]
* Carson Phillips, from the film [[Struck by Lightning (2012 film)|Struck by Lightning]]

==See also==
*[[Carson (disambiguation)]], a disambiguation page for Carson
*[[Carson (surname)]], people with the surname Carson

==References==
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{{given name|Carson}}
[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:English unisex given names]]
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:Scottish masculine given names]]
[[Category:Irish masculine given names]]
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