Dawson

Where Dawson comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dawson.

Dawson through the years
  1. 1775
    Dawson Turner born
    English banker, botanist and antiquary
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #936 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1998
    Around this time: Dawson's Creek
    TV, 1998 · Source
  4. 1999
    Peak, #136
    2,802 babies named Dawson, the most in any year.
  5. 2001
    Dawson Mercer born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  6. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #269.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Dawson Mercer · Canadian ice hockey player, born 2001
  • Dawson Turner · English banker, botanist and antiquary, 1775–1858
  • Dawson Walker · Scottish footballer, 1916–1973
  • Dawson Knox · American football player, born 1996
  • Dawson Mathis · American politician, 1940–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.