Meaning of the nameDavidson

Davidson is a male name of English origin, formed from David + -son, meaning 'son of David'.

Meaning

“son of David”

Source: Wiktionary: Davidson · Wiktionary: David · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son)

People (2022): 6,008
Rank in Brazil: #2,412
Median age: 32 years
2010 Census: 5,402; people

Davidson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Davidson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,103 people).

24 women 5,984 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Davidson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Davidson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.013%
Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
Pernambuco 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Bahia 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	2,567	0.013%
São Paulo	889	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	844	0.005%
Bahia	276	0.002%
Pernambuco	192	0.002%
Ceará	126	0.001%
Goiás	109	0.002%
Paraná	100	0.001%
Paraíba	96	0.002%
Santa Catarina	87	0.001%
Pará	84	0.001%
Espírito Santo	84	0.002%
Distrito Federal	78	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	70	0.002%
Maranhão	68	0.001%
Amazonas	64	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	61	0.001%
Alagoas	41	0.001%
Sergipe	39	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	33	0.001%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Piauí	24	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Davidson

Wiktionary explains Davidson as David + -son, an English and Scottish patronymic surname; the formative -son comes from English and means 'son of', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). David, in turn, comes from the biblical Hebrew name that Wiktionary glosses as 'beloved'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,008 people named Davidson, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Wiktionary: Davidson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: David · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: David · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Davidson

What does the name Davidson mean?

Davidson means “son of David”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Davidson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,008 people with the first name Davidson, which ranks it number 2,412 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Davidson a boy's or a girl's name?

Davidson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 5,984 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Davidson?

Davidson is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Davidson most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.013% of the state's population is named Davidson (2,567 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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