Dawson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dawson Name Meaning: From the nickname "Dawe", which came from the given name "David".

The surname comes from \"Dawe\", which means son of David.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dawson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dawson family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 468
Living On Own Means 446
General Labourer 305
General Servant Domestic 225
Dress Maker 222
Farmer 194
Scholar 181
Coal Miner Hewer 173
Cook Domestic 125
Domestic Servant 120
Cotton Winder 87
Coal Miner C Hewer 83
Dressmaker 82
Cotton Spinner 80
Agricultural Labourer 79
Housemaid Domestic 78
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 75
Woollen Weaver 75
Laundress Wash 74
Tailoress 70
Charwoman 69
Tailor 66
Butcher 65
House Keeper Domestic 64
Servant Domestic 64

Dawson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dawson 100% 215,507
2 Dowson 83% 17,149
3 Dewson 83% 2,726
4 Dauson 83% 1,129
5 Dewison 71% 218
6 Dawsen 83% 146

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The surname Dawson is the most popular version of all its varients

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