How common is the last name Davidson?

100,706 people in the United States have the last name Davidson, about 1 in 2,968. It ranks #308 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DAVIDSON

#308

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
100,706
About
1 in 2,968
This common or more
26.8%
Who bears it

Of the 100,706 people with the last name Davidson, 80.9% reported their origin as White, 10% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Davidson

#306 Little · 101,061#307 Walters · 100,790#309 Bowman · 100,205#310 Figueroa · 100,117

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Davidson, most common first.

#12,111 Davids · 2,456#63,263 Davidsen · 341

Also a first name

As a first name, Davidson ranks #9,373 of 53,615, with 1,485 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2009, with 38 births. See Davidson as a first name

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