Around the world, Davidson (Davidson 
, דוידסון 
, Дэвидсон 
) is a common primarily boy's, but scarcely girly given name. The first name Davidson is characteristic of Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common masculine name, Madagascar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Brazil. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Brazil, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Davidson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Davidson | Australia, Canada, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom |
| דוידסון | Israel |
| Дэвидсон | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Давидсон | Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |
Davidson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| archibald davidson Moderator of General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Principal Glasgow University (b. 1732) |
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| duncan davidson British politician (1733–1799) (b. 1733) |
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| wolf davidson Physician, Writer (1772-1800), DE (b. 1772) |
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| duncan davidson British Army officer (1800–1881) (b. 1800) |
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dore davidson American stage actor, US (b. 1851) |
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asbury bascom davidson politician, US (b. 1855) |
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sir james mackenzie davidson (1856-1919) (b. 1856) |
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| walker rannie davidson Surveyor, AU (b. 1808) |
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anstruther davidson Scottish born American physician, botanist, entomologist and naturalist (1860-1932), US (b. 1860) |
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| allen turner davidson American politician, US (b. 1819) |
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lynch davidson American politician, US (b. 1873) |
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| hunter davidson American/Argentine sailor, AR (b. 1827) |
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| ellis a. davidson British art writer and lecturer (b. 1828) |
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| duncan henry caithness reay davidson of tulloch (1836-1889) (b. 1836) |
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| eian duncan reginald davidson (1850-1879) (b. 1850) |
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