Surname Checker / Dawson
How Common Is the Last Name Dawson?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Dawson today
92,101
Ranked #380 of 162,254 published surnames · 28.2 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 83,182 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
68.3%
Black
25.88%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.64%
Hispanic
2.33%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.