Last Name DAWSON

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Meaning The son of David, from the nickname Daw or Dow. The earlier nickname would seem to have been Daud, then Daw or Dow.
Said to be a corruption of the France "D'Ossone," from the town of Ossone, in Normandy. Camden, however, thinks it a contraction of 'Davison,' the son of David, which is the more probable derivation.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Lithuanian, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Falkland, South african, Hungarian, Guam

Rank 355 (2000 US census) 307 (1990 US census)
Count 80,190 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 70.48%, or 56518 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 25.22%, or 20224 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.48%, or 385 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.51%, or 409 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.72%, or 1379 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 1275 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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