The surname Gonson was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1184 when Bigod de Goneston held estates in that shire. Eustace Gunson later held in Cambridgeshire in 1279. Gunstone is a hamlet in Staffordshire and dates back to at least 1186 when it was listed as Gonestona.
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Early History of the Gonson family
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Gonson Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gonson, Gunson, Gunston, Gonston and others.
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Early Notables of the Gonson family
Distinguished members of the family include
Gonson of Cheshire
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Migration of the Gonson family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
Contemporary Notables of the name Gonson (post 1700)
England
