Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)
"The history of tropical medicine credits Manson with discovering that both elephantiasis and malaria are transmitted by mosquitoes."
A surname, from given names.
"The famous criminal was actually born Charles Manson, making his last name a direct derivative of his first name."
Manson is an Anglicized form of the Scandinavian patronymic meaning "son of Magnus." The name entered English usage by adapting the common Northern European naming convention that adds "-son" to a father's first name.