Dawber is an English surname, found mainly in Lancashire. It was originally given to builders using wattle and daub. Notable people with the surname include:

Andrew Dawber (born 1994), English footballer Chelsie Dawber (born 2000), Australian women's football player Guy Dawber (1861–1938), English architect Pam Dawber (born 1951), American actress Paul Dawber (born 1956), English-born Australian actor Rob Dawber (1956–2001), British railwayman and writer Tracy Dawber (born 1966), English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case

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