Dawson
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Surname: 'son of Daw', a medieval pet form of Ralph or of David Well attested
Often given as 'son of David'; the surname dictionary says that in England Daw was more often short for Ralph.
- Origin
- English and Scottish surname
- Popularity
US 2025: #143 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #478
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.