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Where did the English Dawson family come from? What is the English Dawson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dawson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dawson family history?

The name Dawson reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Dawson family lived in Westmorland (now part of Cumbria). The family was originally from Osonvilla, near Dieppe, Normandy, and it is from the local form of this name, D'Oson, which means 'from Oson,' that their name derives.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dawson, Daweson and others.

First found in Westmorland where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dawson research. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1466, 1531, 1541, and 1607 are included under the topic Early Dawson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dawson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Dawson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 146 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dawson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Dawson settled in Virginia in 1607
  • Will Dawson, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1607
  • Owen Dawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1622-1623
  • George Dawson settled in Virginia in 1623
  • Georg Dawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1623


Dawson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Gregory Dawson, who landed in Virginia in 1701
  • Richd Dawson, who landed in Virginia in 1703
  • Margt Dawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1704
  • Thomasin Dawson, who landed in Virginia in 1713
  • Nicho Dawson, who landed in Virginia in 1714


Dawson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • W Dawson, aged 28, arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
  • Eliza Dawson, aged 38, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1805
  • Patrick Dawson, aged 22, arrived in New York in 1812
  • William Dawson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1812
  • Washington Dawson, who landed in New York, NY in 1815


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  • William Dawson Jr. (1885-1972), American diplomat, US ambassador to four South American countries, and 1st US ambassador to the Organization of American states (OAS) in 1948
  • Richard Dawson (b. 1920), American (English born), actor and television game show host
  • Major General Donald S. Dawson (1908-2005), American lawyer best remembered as the presidential aide who marshaled Harry S. Truman's crucial whistle-stop tour in the 1948 election campaign
  • George Dawson (1898-2001), American author who didn't learn to read until the age of 98
  • Sir Daryl Dawson (b. 1933), Australian judge and naval officer, Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1982 to 1997
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Lloyd Dawson KCB, CBE, DSO, RAF (1902-1994), British officer and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s
  • Peter Dawson (1882-1961), Australian bass baritone
  • Geoffrey Dawson (1874-1944), British editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941
  • Bertrand Edward Dawson (1864-1945), English physician
  • Charles Dawson (1864-1916), amateur British archaeologist who is credited and blamed with discoveries that turned out to be imaginative frauds, including that of the Piltdown Man

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  • Dawsons in the Revolutionary War and Their Descendants by Carol Ruth Dawson.
  • The Families of Ruebsamen, Spear, Dawson, Burley by Neil Newayne Ruebsaman.
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  6. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
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  8. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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The Dawson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dawson Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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