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From Nan + -son (the former is an old diminutive related to Nancy), son of Anne. First noted in Yorkshire, Northern England in the 16th century.
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From Nan + -son (the former is an old diminutive related to Nancy), son of Anne. First noted in Yorkshire, Northern England in the 16th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.