Dawson (surname)

Dawson

Origin
Meaning	"son of David"
Region of origin	England
Frequency Comparisons:

Dawson is an English surname. 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, British academic, broadcast journalist and television presenter
• 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 (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
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Glen Dawson (1912–2016), American mountaineer
• Glen Dawson (athlete) (1906–1968), American runner
• Greg Dawson (born 1950), American consumer rights columnist
• Henry Dawson (disambiguation)
  • Henry Dawson (cricketer) (1791–1889), English cricketer
  • Henry Dawson (artist) (1811–1878), English painter
  • Henry B. Dawson (1821–1889), American historian
• Hilton Dawson (born 1953), British politician
• Horace Dawson (born 1926), American diplomat
• 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
• 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
• Sandra Dawson (born 1946), British social scientist and academic
• 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 (Titanic), the lead character from the 1997 film Titanic
• Joe Dawson (Highlander), a character on the TV show Highlander
• Michael Dawson (Lost), a character on the TV show Lost
• Monica Dawson, a character on the TV show HEROES

See also

• Dawson (disambiguation)