Matson (surname)

Matson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Matson (1770–1855), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
• April Matson (born 1981), American actress
• Boyd Matson, American TV anchor
• Canute R. Matson (1843–1903), Norwegian-born American politician
• Chelsey Matson (born 1982), Canadian curler
• Courtland C. Matson (1841–1915), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• Frank Matson (1905–1985), Welsh footballer
• G. Eric Matson (1888–1977), American photographer
• Harold Matson (1898–1988), American literary agent
• Johnny Matson (born 1951), professor of psychology at Louisiana State University
• Leroy E. Matson (1896–1950), American jurist
• Lurline Matson Roth, American heiress, equestrian, philanthropist from San Francisco.
• Margaret Matson, alleged witch in 17th-century Pennsylvania
• Ollie Matson (1930–2011), American football player and sprinter
• Pamela Matson (born 1953), dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University
• Pat Matson (born 1944), American Football League and National Football League offensive lineman
• Phil Matson (1884–1928), Australian rules football player and coach
• Randy Matson (born 1945), American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist
• Victor Matson (1895–1972), American painter
• William Matson (1849–1917), founder of the Matson Navigation Company
• Wallace Matson, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley