# Lawson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɒsən/ · frequency rank #13,007

## Definitions
1. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A placename
3. A placename
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8. A placename

## Etymology
* 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.

## Easily confused with
- **lesson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-lesson)
- **Lawton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-lawton)
- **Layton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-layton)
- **liaison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-liaison)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laws-vs-lawson)
- **lawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawn-vs-lawson)
- **lasso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lasso-vs-lawson)
- **lagoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagoon-vs-lawson)
- **Larson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larson-vs-lawson)
- **Larsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larsen-vs-lawson)
- **Landon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landon-vs-lawson)
- **Larsson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larsson-vs-lawson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`alwson`, `laswon`, `lawosn`, `lawsno`, `lawsonn`, `lawsson`, `lawwson`, `llawson`, `lwason`

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