Dawson (surname)
| Dawson (surname) |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"son of David" |
| Region of origin |
England, Ireland |
| Footnotes: [1] [2] |
Dawson is an English and Irish surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Alan Dawson, American jazz drummer
- Anderson Dawson, Australian politician
- Andre Dawson, former MLB player
- Andy Dawson, English football player
- Angela Dawson, murdered community activist
- Anthony Dawson, Scottish actor
- Baron Dawson of Penn, British physician to the British Royal Family
- Bernhard Dawson (1890–1960), U.S.-born Argentinian astronomer
- Chad Dawson, American boxer
- Charles Dawson, British archaeologist
- Christopher Dawson, historian
- Coningsby Dawson, (born 1883), Anglo-American novelist
- Daryl Dawson, Australian judge and naval officer
- Dawson (porn star), American homosexual porn star
- Dennis Dawson, Canadian polician
- Dermontti Dawson, former American football player
- Eddie Dawson (1904–1979), English cricketer
- Edgar Dawson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s for Great Britain, and York
- Edgar Gilmer Dawson (1830–1883), Georgia lawyer, planter and Major (CSA)
- Ellen Dawson (1900-1967), Scottish-American trade union activist
- Geoffrey Dawson, editor of The Times
- George Dawson (author), American author
- George Dawson (preacher), English preacher
- George Mercer Dawson, Canadian geologist
- George Oscar Dawson, Georgia politician and soldier
- Geralyn Dawson, American romance novelist
- Greg Dawson, American consumer rights columnist for the Orlando Sentinel
- Henry Dawson, English cricketer
- Henry Dawson (artist), English painter
- Henry B. Dawson, American historian
- Hilton Dawson, British politician
- Horace Dawson, former U.S. ambassador to Botswana
- Jaimie Dawson, Canadian badminton player
- James Dawson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Janet Dawson, Australian artist
- Joe Dawson (racecar driver), American race car driver
- John William Dawson (1820–1899), Canadian geologist and paleobotanist
- Joy Dawson, American missionary and intercessor
- Kimya Dawson, American singer-songwriter
- Len Dawson, American football player
- Les Dawson, British comedian
- Lynne Dawson, English soprano
- Margaret Dawson (1770–1816), one of Australia's "founding mothers"
- Matt Dawson, English rugby player
- Michael Dawson (disambiguation), various including
- Montagu Dawson, RAF officer
- Montague Dawson, maritime artist
- Nicholas Mosby Dawson, Texas Ranger killed during the Dawson Massacre, after whom it was named
- Ossie Dawson, South African cricketer
- Peter Dawson (bass-baritone), Australian singer
- Phil Dawson, American football player
- Phire Dawson, American model
- Portia Dawson, American actress
- Rachel Dawson, American field hockey player
- Rian Dawson, American Drummer from Pop-punk band All Time Low
- Richard Dawson, game show host and actor
- Richard Dawson (cricketer), English cricketer
- Richard C. Dawson, English thoroughbred horse trainer
- Robert Dawson (wrestler), Canadian wrestler
- Robert Peel Dawson, Irish politician
- Roger Dawson, American jazz musician, composer, New York DJ
- Ronnie Dawson (rugby player), Irish rugby player
- Rosario Dawson, American actress
- Roxann Dawson, American actress and director, known from Star Trek: Voyager
- Sandra Dawson, Master of Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge
- Shane Dawson, American comedian/actor
- Smoky Dawson, Australian country singer/entertainer
- Thomas Dawson (soldier), Georgia politician and U.S. Army Major
- Thomas Rayner Dawson, British chess problemist
- Tommy Dawson, English Footballer who played for Stoke City
- Trent Dawson, Louisiana actor from "As the World Turns"
- Walt Dawson, American Alzheimer's disease activist
- Walter Dawson (RAF officer), British air chief marshal
- William Curran Dawson, Alabama politician, soldier
- William Crosby Dawson, United States Senator from Georgia
- William James Dawson (born 1854), English clergyman and author
- William L. Dawson (politician), American politician
- William L. Dawson (composer), composer
- William M. O. Dawson, Governor of West Virginia
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