Filson Family History
Filson Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Fill + -son ‘son of Fill’. Irish: from Mac Philib a patronymic from the Greek personal name Philippos Gaelicized as Pilib or Filib and has been in use in Ireland since the Early-Christian period. Bearers of the Norman patronymic Fitz Philip were also Gaelicized as Mac Philib.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022