Where does “Dawson” come from?

Dawson is an English patronymic surname derived from the Middle English given name Daw, a diminutive of David, which comes from Hebrew דָּוִד via Ancient Greek Δαυίδ and Latin David.

Dawson (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Dawson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishDaw—
2Middle EnglishDavid—
3Old EnglishDavid—
4LatinDavidDavid
5Ancient GreekΔαυίδDavid
6Hebrewדָּוִד—

Words derived from “Dawson”

Every word from Hebrew דָּוִד →Every word from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ →Every word from Latin David →