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Davidson Name Meaning

Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name David. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’. Americanized spelling of Norwegian and Danish Davidsen or Swedish Davidsson, patronymics from the personal name David.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, David, Davids, Arvidson, Davidoff

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Davidson Family Origin

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Davidson Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    5%

  • Labourer

    4%

  • Coal Miner

    3%

  • Annuitant

    2%

In 1881, Farmer, Labourer and Coal Miner were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Davidson. The most common Davidson occupation in the UK was Farmer. 5% of Davidson's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Davidson family was Annuitant.

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Davidson Life Expectancy

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