Matson
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Matson is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- April MatsonApril MatsonApril Matson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Lori Trager on the ABC Family cable television network series, Kyle XY. She was also featured on the Fox network television series Quintuplets alongside Andy Richter, and in the 2005 film short, Forsaken.Matson was...
(born 1985), American actress - Boyd MatsonBoyd MatsonBoyd Matson is the former anchor of National Geographic Explorer and a former co-anchor of NBC's Weekend Today program. He was also an NBC News correspondent in the 1980s, working mostly on news features and earlier as a sports reporter on KNBC in Los Angeles. He now hosts the show Wild Chronicles...
, American TV anchor - Canute R. MatsonCanute R. MatsonCanute R. Matson was a Norwegian born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois at the time of the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago.-Background:...
, Norwegian born American politician - Frank MatsonFrank MatsonFrancis Robert "Frank" Matson was a Welsh professional footballer who played at outside-left for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s, spending most of his playing career with Cardiff City.-Football career:...
(1905 – 1985), Welsh footballer - Harold "Matt" Matson, founder of MattelMattelMattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
- Mark Matson (priest), American Catholic priest
- Margaret MatsonMargaret Matson-Biography:Margaret Matson and her husband Neals Matson lived on a farm near Ridley Creek in present-day Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Part of Eddystone township at the mouth of Ridley Creek, had been taken up by Olof Persson Stille, one of the early settlers of the Swedish colony of New Sweden who had...
, alleged witch in 17th century Pennsylvania - Ollie MatsonOllie MatsonOllie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...
, American football player - Pamela MatsonPamela MatsonPamela Anne Matson is an American scientist, professor, and dean of the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences. She previously worked at NASA and at the University of California Berkeley. Her professional titles at Stanford are Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, and...
, dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University - Randy MatsonRandy MatsonJames Randel Matson is a former United States Olympic shot put thrower. In 1968 he stood , and weighed about .-Early years:...
(born 1945), American shot putter - Robert D. Matson, American amateur astronomer, discoverer of several asteroids and comets
- William Matson, founder of Matson Navigation Company
- Wallace Matson - professor emeritus of philosophy at University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
As a placename:
- Matson, GloucesterMatson, Gloucester- History :Unlike neighbouring villages, such as Brookthorpe and Upton St Leonards, Matson is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. It appears to have been a part of Kings Barton at the time of the survey...
, England