Where does “Davison” come from?

Davison is an English surname derived from David, which comes from Hebrew דָּוִד through Ancient Greek Δαυίδ and Latin David, ultimately from Hebrew דּוד.

Ancestry of “Davison”, step by step

Davison traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSơn—
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via English David

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDavidThe second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon
2Middle EnglishDavid—
3Old EnglishDavid—
4LatinDavidDavid
5Ancient GreekΔαυίδDavid
6Hebrewדָּוִד—

Words derived from “Davison”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →