# Davidson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/davidson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 103,930 |
| US rank (2010) | 301 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,971 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (102,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvɪdsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From David + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Davidson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Davidson in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Brazil.

## People named Davidson

- Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor (born 1993)
- Donald Davidson, American philosopher (1917–2003)
- Jaye Davidson, British-American actor
- Jason Davidson, Australian association football player
- Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player
- Eileen Davidson, American actress
- Amy Davidson, American actress
- Tierna Davidson, American soccer player (born 1998)
- Avram Davidson, American writer (1923–1993)
- Adam Davidson, American actor and television director
- Max Davidson, actor (1875-1950)
- Hilda Ellis Davidson, British academic (1914-2006)

and 29 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Davids.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.