Dawson is basically a boy's name. It is usually pronounced as DAW-sun. It is an Old English origin and literally means "son of David". The three variant forms of this name are Daw, Dawe and Dawes as well as he similar names are Dayson and Dowson. The notable people with this very name are Alan Dawson (American jazz drummer), Andy Dawson (English football player), Catherine Taylor-Dawson (English musician and model), Phire Dawson (American model), Smoky Dawson, Australian country singer/entertainer, etc. After researching and as far as my knowledge goes it is a very common medieval surname.
Part from being known as a name it also refers to name for place. Examples could be Dawson City (Yukon, Canada), Dawson Creek (British Columbia, Canada), Dawson (Iowa, United States of America), Dawson (New Mexico, United States of America, also known as ghost town), Dawson (North Dakota, United States of America), etc.
Part from being known as a name it also refers to name for place. Examples could be Dawson City (Yukon, Canada), Dawson Creek (British Columbia, Canada), Dawson (Iowa, United States of America), Dawson (New Mexico, United States of America, also known as ghost town), Dawson (North Dakota, United States of America), etc.
