Dawson (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of David" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Frequency Comparisons:[1] | |
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Dawson is an English/Irish/Scottish surname.[2][3] Notable persons with the surname include:
- Aaron Dawson (born 1992), English footballer
- Abraham Dawson (1816–1884), Irish-Canadian Anglican cleric
- Adrian Dawson (born 1971), British author
- Aeneas Dawson (1810–1894), Scottish-Canadian priest and writer
- Agnes Dawson (1873–1953), British politician and trade unionist
- Alan Dawson (1929–1996), American drummer
- Alex Dawson (born 1940), Scottish football player
- Alexander Dawson (MP) (c. 1771–1831), MP for County Louth 1826–1831
- Alexander Dawson (architect), New South Wales Government Architect 1856–1862
- Alma Dawson, American scholar of librarianship
- Ambrose Dawson (1707–1794), English physician
- Anderson Dawson (1863–1910), Australian politician
- Andre Dawson (born 1954), American baseball player
- Andy Dawson (born 1978), English footballer
- Andy Dawson (footballer, born 1979) (born 1979), English footballer
- Angela Dawson (died 2002), American community activist
- Angela Dawson (canoeist) (born 1968), British canoer
- Anna Dawson (born 1937), English actress and singer
- Anne Dawson (broadcaster), English academic and former broadcast journalist
- Anne Dawson (secret agent) (1896–1989), British spy in occupied Belgium in WW1
- Anthony Dawson (1916–1992), Scottish actor
- Archibald Dawson (1892–1938), Scottish sculptor
- Archie Owen Dawson (1898–1964), American federal judge
- Artie Dawson (1891–1982), Australian rules footballer
- Ashlé Dawson, American choreographer, director, and dancer
- Ashley Dawson, American author, activist and professor
- Beatrice Dawson (1908–1976), British costume designer
- Benjamin Dawson (1729–1814), English minister and linguist
- Bernhard Dawson (1890–1960), American-Argentinian astronomer
- Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn (1864–1945), British physician
- Bess Phipps Dawson (1916–1994), American painter
- Branden Dawson (born 1993), American basketball player
- Brendon Dawson (born 1967), Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and coach
- Brian Dawson (disambiguation)
- Brigid Dawson, British musician
- Cameron Dawson (born 1995), English football player
- Carroll Dawson, American basketball assistant coach and general manager
- Chad Dawson (born 1982), American boxer
- Charles Dawson (disambiguation)
- Charles Dawson (1864–1916), British archaeologist
- Charles B. Dawson, American politician from California
- Charles Eric Dawson (1922–1993), Canadian-American ichthyologist
- Charles I. Dawson (1881–1969), American federal judge from Kentucky
- Christopher Dawson (1889–1970), British historian
- Clifton Dawson (born 1983), Canadian gridiron football player
- Clive Dawson, British screenwriter
- Coningsby Dawson (1883–1959), English-American novelist
- Craig Dawson (born 1990), English footballer
- Curt Dawson (c. 1942-1985), American stage and television actor
- Dale Dawson (born 1964), American football player
- Dan Dawson (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player
- Daniel Dawson (born 1977), Australian kickboxer and boxer
- Daryl Dawson (born 1933), Australian judge and naval officer
- David Dawson (disambiguation)
- Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
- Dawson Dawson-Walker (1868–1934), British clergyman, classicist, theologian and academic
- Dennis Dawson (born 1949), Canadian politician
- Dermontti Dawson (born 1965), former American football player
- Digger Dawson (1905–?), English professional footballer
- Donald Andrew Dawson (born 1937), Canadian mathematician
- Donald Shelton Dawson (1908–2005), American lawyer and Presidential aide
- Duke Dawson (born 1996), American football player
- Eddie Dawson (1904–1979), English cricketer
- Edgar Dawson (rugby league) (1931–2015), English rugby league footballer
- Edgar Gilmer Dawson (1830–1883), American lawyer, planter, and major
- Ellen Dawson (1900–1967), Scottish-American trade union activist
- Eric Dawson (born 1984), American basketball player
- Eric E. Dawson (1937-2017), American politician
- Ernest Dawson (1882–1947), American antiquarian bookseller and Sierra Club president
- Frances L. Dawson (1903–1995), American educator and politician
- Fred Dawson (1884–1965), American college sports coach
- Geoffrey Dawson (1874–1944), British newspaper editor
- George Dawson (disambiguation)
- George Dawson (author) (1898–2001), American author
- George Dawson (preacher) (1821–1876), English preacher
- George Mercer Dawson (1849–1901), Canadian geologist
- George Oscar Dawson (1825–1865), American politician and soldier
- Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist
- Gladys Dawson (1909–1993), English artist
- Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906–1968), American steeplechase runner
- Glen Dawson (mountaineer) (1912–2016), American mountaineer
- Greg Dawson (born 1950), American consumer rights columnist
- Hailey Dawson (born 2010), American girl with 3D-printed robotic hand
- Henry Dawson (disambiguation)
- Henry Dawson (cricketer) (1791–1889), English cricketer
- Henry Dawson (artist) (1811–1878), English painter
- Henry B. Dawson (1821–1889), American historian
- Henry Gordon Dawson (1862–1918), Irish mathematician
- Hilton Dawson (born 1953), British politician
- Horace Dawson (born 1926), American diplomat
- Jack Dawson (disambiguation), several people
- Jaimie Dawson (born 1969), Canadian badminton player
- James Dawson (disambiguation)
- Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist
- Joe or Joseph Dawson (disambiguation)
- Joe Dawson (racing driver) (1889–1946), American race car driver
- John Dawson (disambiguation)
- John William Dawson (1820–1899), Canadian geologist and paleobotanist
- Jonathan Dawson (1941–2013), Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster
- Jonathan Dawson (footballer), English footballer
- Joy Dawson, American missionary and intercessor
- Kimya Dawson (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
- Len Dawson (born 1935), American football player
- Les Dawson (1931–1993), British comedian
- Lynne Dawson (born 1956), English soprano
- Mabel Dawson (1887–1965), Scottish artist
- Margaret Dawson (1770–1816), one of Australia's "founding mothers"
- Matt Dawson (born 1972), English rugby player
- Michael Dawson (disambiguation), various, including:
- Michael Dawson (footballer) (born 1983), English football player
- Montagu Dawson (1919–2003), RAF officer
- Montague Dawson (1890–1973), maritime artist
- Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas Ranger killed during the Dawson massacre, after whom it was named
- Ossie Dawson (1919–2008), South African cricketer
- Peter Dawson (disambiguation)
- Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) (1882–1961), Australian singer
- Phil Dawson (born 1975), American football player
- Phire Dawson, American model
- Portia Dawson, American actress
- Rachel Dawson (born 1985), American field hockey player
- Rian Dawson, American drummer
- Richard Dawson (disambiguation)
- Richard Dawson (1932–2012), British-American actor, comedian, and a game show host
- Richard Dawson (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
- Richard C. Dawson, English thoroughbred horse trainer
- Robert Dawson (disambiguation)
- Robert Dawson (wrestler) (born 1963), Canadian wrestler
- Robert Peel Dawson (1818–1877), Irish politician
- Roger Dawson (born 1940), American jazz musician, composer, and DJ
- Ronnie Dawson (rugby union) (born 1932), Irish rugby player
- Rosario Dawson (born 1979), American actress
- Roxann Dawson (born 1958), American actress and director
- Sally Dawson (born 1955), American theoretical physicist
- Sandra Dawson (disambiguation)
- Sandra Dawson (academic) (born 1946), British social scientist and academic
- Sandra Dawson (cricketer) (born 1962), Irish cricketer
- Sandra Dawson (runner) (born 1970), Australian runner
- Shane Dawson (born 1988), American comedian and actor
- Shawn Dawson (born 1993), Israeli basketball player
- Simon James Dawson (1818–1902), Scottish-Canadian engineer and politician
- Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian singer and entertainer
- Thomas Dawson (disambiguation)
- Thomas Dawson (soldier) (1784–1846), American politician and soldier
- Thomas Rayner Dawson (1889–1951), British chess problemist
- Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1977), English footballer
- Trent Dawson (born 1971), American actor
- Walt Dawson (born 1982), American Alzheimer's disease activist
- Walter Dawson (RAF officer) (1902–1994), British air chief marshal
- William Dawson (disambiguation)
- William Curran Dawson (1818–?), Alabama politician and soldier
- William Crosby Dawson (1798–1856), American politician
- William James Dawson (1854–?), English clergyman and author
- William L. Dawson (politician) (1886–1970), American politician
- William L. Dawson (composer) (1899–1990), composer
- William M. O. Dawson (1853–1916), American politician, Governor of West Virginia
Characters
- Antonio Dawson, a character on the television series Chicago P.D.
- Caroline Dawson, a character in the UK drama series Last Tango in Halifax
- Eddie Dawson, of Monk Dawson'' and the film adaptation Monk Dawson
- Frank Dawson, a character in the 1959–1960 syndicated TV series This Man Dawson
- Jack Dawson, the lead character from the 1997 film Titanic
- Joe Dawson, a character on the TV show Highlander
- J.M. Dawson, a character in the Tintin comic series adventure The Blue Lotus.
- Michael Dawson, a character on the TV show Lost
- Monica Dawson, a character on the TV show HEROES
See also
References
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