How common is the surname Davisson?

2,728 people in the United States had the surname Davisson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,177 Americans. It ranked 11,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Davisson?

Clinton Davisson, American physicist (1881-1958).

Where is the surname Davisson most common?

Wikidata records people named Davisson in the United States.

Is the surname Davisson getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,728 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Davisson

A surname, carried by 2,728 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Davisson is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,728 people named Davisson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,177 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,770.

#11,529

rank among US surnames

2,728

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,615)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,522	Truett	2,730	113,094
#11,524	Steffes	2,729	113,135
#11,529	Easterday	2,728	113,177
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260

Who is named Davisson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Davisson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Davissons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clinton Davisson
American physicist (1881-1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Davisson

Davisson has the Soundex code D125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D125.

Questions

How common is the surname Davisson?: 2,728 people in the United States had the surname Davisson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,177 Americans. It ranked 11,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Davisson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Davisson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Davisson?: Clinton Davisson, American physicist (1881-1958).
Where is the surname Davisson most common?: Wikidata records people named Davisson in the United States.
Is the surname Davisson getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,728 in 2010, down 1.5%.