What is "gonson"

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

• Benjamin Gonson (c.1525–1577), Surveyor of the Royal Navy
• Claudia Gonson (born 1968), an American musician
• Sir John Gonson (died 1765), a British judge
• William Gonson (died 1544), Vice-Admiral of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1536 (father of Benjamin)