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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Sơn	—
2	Middle English	sone	son; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3	Old English	sōna	immediately, at once
4	Proto-West Germanic	sān(ō)	immediately
5	Proto-Germanic	sēna	—
6	Proto-Germanic	*sa	—
7	Proto-Austronesian	*əsa	—
8	Proto-Oceanic	*isa	—

via English David

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	David	The 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
2	Middle English	David	—
3	Old English	David	—
4	Latin	David	David
5	Ancient Greek	Δαυίδ	David
6	Hebrew	דָּוִד	—

Words derived from “Davison”

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