How common is the surname Lawson?

119,053 people in the United States had the surname Lawson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. It ranked 256th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lawson?

Bianca Lawson, American actress, followed by Maggie Lawson.

Where is the surname Lawson most common?

Wikidata records people named Lawson in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Lawson?

Lawson is /ˈlɔsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lawson getting more or less common?

More common. 115,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 119,053 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Lawson also a first name?

Yes. Lawson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lawson

A patronymic surname, carried by 119,053 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɔsən/ 2 syllables Soundex L250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawson is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

Lawson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 119,053 people named Lawson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 115,186.

#256

rank among US surnames

119,053

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #235)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#247	Larson	122,587	2,519
#248	Santiago	122,212	2,526
#249	Maldonado	121,526	2,541
#250	Morrison	121,130	2,549
#251	Franklin	120,621	2,560
#252	Carlson	120,552	2,561
#253	Austin	119,706	2,579

Who is named Lawson

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

74% of people named Lawson identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lawsons

30 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bianca Lawson
American actress, born 1979
Maggie Lawson
American actress, born 1980
Henry Lawson
Australian writer and poet (1867–1922)
Ty Lawson
American basketball player (born 1987)
Louisa Lawson
Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist (1848–1920)
Eddie Lawson
American motorcycle rider, born 1958
Jerry Lawson
American video game developer, 1940–2011
Kara Lawson
American basketball player and coach, born 1981
Priscilla Lawson
Actress (1914-1958)
Josh Lawson
Australian actor, born 1981
Richard Lawson
American actor, born 1947
Jarrion Lawson
American athletics competitor, born 1994

Notable Lawsons come mostly from the United States (23), Australia (5) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lawson

Lawson has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

Questions

Where does the surname Lawson come from?: * As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.
How common is the surname Lawson?: 119,053 people in the United States had the surname Lawson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,593 Americans. It ranked 256th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lawson?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Lawson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lawson?: Bianca Lawson, American actress, followed by Maggie Lawson.
Where is the surname Lawson most common?: Wikidata records people named Lawson in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Lawson?: Lawson is /ˈlɔsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Lawson?: Lawson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Lawson getting more or less common?: More common. 115,186 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 119,053 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Lawson also a first name?: Yes. Lawson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.