Dawson

English

"son of David"

Dawson Origin and Meaning

The name Dawson is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "son of David".

Dawson was scarcely heard as a first name before the debut of Dawson's Creek in 1998, at which point it leaped up more than 550 places in one year. The character Dawson Leery, played by James Van Der Beek, was a teen favorite until the show's demise in 2003.

An offshoot of the David nickname Daw, Dawson could make a nice tribute to a namesake David. Also a common surname, there have been noted Dawsons from footballer Len to actress Rosario to the Leonardo Di Caprio character in Titanic, Jack Dawson.

In literature, Dawson Fairchild is a novelist character in William Faulkner's second novel, Mosquitoes.

Dawson Rank in US Top 1000

# 149 in the US

Dawson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 592 on Nameberry

Dawson Popularity

• 149 US 2023
• 592 Nameberry 2024
• 145 Canada 2023
• 185 Future 2028
• 557 England 2021

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Famous People Named Dawson

• (Marvin) Dawson Mathis U.S. Congressman from Georgia
• Dawson Simpson Australian rules footballer
• Dawson Dakota Dunbar Canadian actor
• Dawson Dawson Watson, British,born painter
• Dawson Fernandes Indian footballer
• Dawson Millward British actor
• Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler American voice actor
• Dawson Swindell son of baseball player Greg Swindell
• Dawson Paul Aucoin son of baseball player Derek Aucoin
• Richard Dawson English,American actor, comedian, and TV game show host
• Shane Dawson American Youtube Personality

Dawson in Pop Culture

• Dawson Leery main character on TV's "Dawson's Creek"
• Dawson T. Hunziger character in "Arrowsmith" (1925) by Sinclair Lewis
• Dawson Black character in "Obsidian" by Jennifer L Armentrout
• Dawson Cole main character in Nicholas Sparks's "The Best of Me"
• Dawson Fairchild character in William Faulkner's "Mosquitoes"
• Frank Dawson main character on TV's "This Man Dawson"
• Edward "Eddie" Dawson main character in Piers Paul Read's "Monk Dawson''
• Jack Dawson character in film "Titanic"
• Damon Dawson character on TV's "Heroes"
• Ally Dawson character on TV's "Austin & Ally"
• Isabella "Bella" Dawson character in Disney's 'Bella and the Bulldogs'
• Antonio Dawson character on TV's "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Justice"
• Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson character on TV's "Chicago Fire"