How common is the last name Dawson?

80,960 people in the United States have the last name Dawson, about 1 in 3,692. It ranks #386 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DAWSON

#386

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
80,960
About
1 in 3,692
This common or more
29.2%
Who bears it

Of the 80,960 people with the last name Dawson, 65.5% reported their origin as White, 25.3% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dawson

#384 Chan · 81,431#385 Robles · 81,059#387 Horton · 80,807#388 Wolfe · 80,540

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dawson, most common first.

#105,198 Dayson · 181

Also a first name

As a first name, Dawson ranks #1,122 of 53,615, with 36,417 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1999, with 2,834 births. See Dawson as a first name

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