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. The Davison surname in Scotland originated as a sept of Clan Davidson, a part of the greater Clan Chattan. Davison can also be found as a common as a French, Jewish, or Czech surname.
Notable people with the surname 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 Boris Davison (1908–1961), mathematical physicist Brian Davison (cricketer) (born 1946), Rhodesian-born cricketer and politician Brian Davison (drummer) (1942–2008), British musician Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor Bryce Davison (born 1986), Canadian figure skater Christopher Davison (born 1948), birth name of British-Irish musician Chris de Burgh Dehenna Davison, British politician Edward Davison (poet) (1898–1970), British poet Emily Davison (1872–1913), British suffragette Frederick Trubee Davison (1896–1976), American CIA Director of Personnel, son of Henry P. Davison George Davison (photographer) (1854–1930), British photographer and business executive Gerald Davison (born 1943), British author, lecturer and Asian art specialist Gerald Davison (born 1939), American psychologist Hannah Davison (born 1997), American professional basketball player Henry P. Davison (1867–1922), American banker, founding father of the League of Red Cross societies Hiram Franklin Davison (1894–1974), Canadian-born World War I flying ace James Davison (disambiguation), several people JD Davison (born 2002), American basketball player John Davison (disambiguation), several people John Biggs-Davison (1918–1988), British politician Joseph Davison (1868–1948), Northern Irish politician Kyle Davison (fl. 2010s–present), American politician from North Dakota 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) Mathew Davison (1839–1918), American politician Mike Davison (politician) (born 1950), Canadian politician Mike Davison (baseball) (1945–2013), American baseball player Monkhouse Davison (1713–1793), British merchant (grocer) Nicola Davison, Canadian writer Paul Davison (born 1971), English professional snooker player Peter Davison (born 1951), British actor Peter Davison (poet) (1928–2004), American poet, son of Edward Davison Randy Davison (born 1971), American actor Rob Davison (born 1980), Canadian hockey player Robert Davison (disambiguation), several people Roderic H. Davison (1917–1966), American historian of the Middle East Ronald Davison (1920–2015), New Zealand judge Rosanna Davison (born 1984), Irish model, crowned Miss World 2003 Savi Davison (born 1999), Canadian-Filipino volleyball player 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 Zoe Davison (1960–2021), British racehorse trainer
See also Davis (disambiguation) Davison (disambiguation) Davidsen (disambiguation)
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