# Dawson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɔːsən/ · frequency rank #10,188

## Definitions
1. A patrilineal surname.
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## Etymology
From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **Dyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawson-vs-dyson)
- **Dayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawson-vs-dayton)
- **Dobson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawson-vs-dobson)
- **Dodson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawson-vs-dodson)
- **dawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawn-vs-dawson)
- **Damon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dawson)
- **Dalton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalton-vs-dawson)
- **daemon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daemon-vs-dawson)
- **Davison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davison-vs-dawson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`adwson`, `daswon`, `dawosn`, `dawsno`, `dawsonn`, `dawsson`, `dawwson`, `ddawson`, `dwason`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dawson