Cognomen Davidson (Davidson 
, דוידסון 
, Дэвидсон 
) , around the world, is a widespread surname. The surname Davidson is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Davidson is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Davidson | Australia, Canada, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom |
| דוידסון | Israel |
| Дэвидсон | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Давидсон | Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |
| john davidson Minister of the Church of Scotland, d. 1604, GB (b. 1549) |
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william davidson Scottish tradesman in Amsterdam and spy (b. 1615) |
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john davidson antiquary and lawyer (b. 1724) |
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| alexander davidson Peerage person ID=180998 (b. 1680) |
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william lee davidson American revolution militia general, US (b. 1746) |
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thomas davidson Church of Scotland minister (b. 1747) |
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| alexander duff of davidson (1725-1778) (b. 1725) |
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william davidson Jamaican activist, born 1781 (b. 1781) |
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margaret miller davidson (1787-1844), US (b. 1787) |
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| william davidson Scottish-Canadian lumber merchant, shipbuilder and politician, CA (b. 1740) |
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| robert davidson American educator, US (b. 1750) |
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robert davidson British inventor, built first electric locomotive (1804–1894), GB (b. 1804) |
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thomas g. davidson American politician (1805-1883), US (b. 1805) |
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| william davidson Scottish privateer, born ca. 1756 (b. 1756) |
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samuel davidson Irish biblical scholar (1807-1898), GB (b. 1807) |
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