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"son of Davie (beloved one)" (patronymic) Scotland, England, Ulster Davidson, Davis, McDaid, Davson, Davisson, Davids, Davieson |
Davison is a patronymic surname, a contraction of Davidson, meaning "son of Davie (the pet form of David)". There are alternate spellings, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davisson, Daveson, Davidsson, and Davidsen. It is also common as a French, Portuguese, Czech, and Jewish surname. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davison is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.
Aidan Davison (born 1968), Northern Ireland footballer
Alex Davison (born 1979), Australian racing driver
Alexander Davison (1750–1829), British businessman, Nelson's prize agent
Archibald Thompson Davison (1883–1961), American musicologist and educator
Bennett Davison (born 1975), American basketball player
Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor
Bryce Davison (born 1986), Canadian figure skater
Christopher Davison (born 1948), birth name of musician Chris de Burgh
David A Davison (born 1834), fought in the 124th Illinois Regiment in the American Civil War.
Edward Davison (poet) (1898–1970), British poet
Emily Davison (1872–1913), British suffragette suicide
Frederick Trubee Davison (1896–1976), American CIA Director of Personnel, son of Henry P. Davison
George Davison (photographer) (1854–1930)
Gerald Davison (born 1943), British Author, lecturer and Asian art specialist
Gerald Davison (born 1939), American psychologist
Henry P. Davison (1867–1922), American banker, Founding father of the League of Red Cross societies.
James Davison (born 1986), Australian racing driver
John Davison (cricketer) (born 1970), Canadian cricketer
John Davison (politician) (1870–1927), British politician, Member of Parliament
John Biggs-Davison (1918–1988), British politician
Lex Davison (1923–1965), Australian Grand Prix winner; grandfather of Alex Davison, Will Davison and James Davison
Liam Davison (1957-2014), Australian author
Mark Davison (born 1983), British composer (professionally known as Benson Taylor)
Mike Davison (born 1950), Canadian politician
Mike Davison (baseball) (1945–2013), American baseball player
Monkhouse Davison (1713–1793), British merchant (grocer)
Peter Davison (born 1951), British actor
Peter Davison (poet) (1928–2004), American poet, son of Edward Davison
Rob Davison (born 1980), Canadian hockey player
Robert Davison (disambiguation), multiple people
Roderic H. Davison, historian
Ronald Davison (born 1920), New Zealand judge
Rosanna Davison (born 1984), Irish model, crowned Miss World 2003
Teddy Davison (1887–1971), English footballer and manager
Thomas Davison (1794–1826), British journalist and printer
Wild Bill Davison (1906–1989), American jazz cornet player
Will Davison (born 1982), Australian racing driver
William Davison (disambiguation), several people named William or Will Davison
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