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Where did the lawson coat of arms come from? When did the lawson family first arrive in the United States?

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Origin Displayed: English-Alt

Origins Available: Borderlands, English-Alt, English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lawson, Laweson and others.

First found in Yorkshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christopher Lawson arrived in Virginia in 1623; Lettice Lawson settled in Virginia in 1638; Thomas Lawson settled in Virginia in 1623; Charles, Christopher, David, George, Henry, James, John, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas and William Lawson, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.

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Motto Translated: Arise and re-illumine.


Suggested Readings for the name lawson
The Descendants of John Henry Lawson by Mona Gee Lawson, The Lawson Golden Book by Virginia Ruth Lawson Trent.

Some noteworthy people of the name lawson
  • Ernest Lawson, American/Canadian painter and a member of The Eight
  • Eddie Lawson (b. 1958), American former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion
  • John Howard Lawson (1894-1977), American writer
  • Brigadier-General Laurence Augustus Lawson (1896-1951), American Commandant of the Army Air Force Training School (1942-1945)
  • Hugh John Frederick Lawson (1931-2005), 6th Baron Burnham
  • Henry Lawson (1867-1922), Australian poet and short-story writer
  • Nigel Lawson (b. 1932), English Conservative politician
  • John Lawson (1674-1711), British explorer, naturalist and writer
  • Frank Ray Lawson OBE (1886-1980), the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada (1946 to 1952)
  • John David Lawson FRS (1923-2008), British engineer and physicist, creator of the Lawson criterion



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lawson, sept of the Clan MacLaren

Is your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the MacLaren Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan.

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