Davison
Davison is a patronymic originally incurred English surname meaning " son of David ". It is occasionally used as a first name.
Bearers of the name
- Aidan Davison ( b. 1968 ), Northern Irish footballer
- Ann Davison (1912-1992), British sailor
- Archibald Thompson Davison (1883-1961), American musicologist
- Arthur Davison (1918-1992), Canadian conductor and violinist
- Beverly Davison, British violinist
- Bobby Davison ( b. 1959 ), English footballer and coach
- Brian Davison (1942-2008), British drummer
- Bruce Davison ( b. 1946 ), American actor
- Bryce Davison ( born 1986 ), Canadian figure skater
- Edward Davison (1898-1970), British poet
- Emily Davison (1872-1913), British suffragette
- F. Trubee Davison (1896-1976), American CIA employee
- Frank Dalby Davison (1893-1970), Australian writer
- Frederick Corbet Davison (1929-2004), American University rector
- George Davison ( photographer) ( 1855-1930 ), English photographer and manager
- George M. Davison (1855-1912), American politician
- Gerald Davison ( b. 1939 ), American psychologist and gerontologist
- Henry Pomeroy Davison (1867-1922), American banker and philanthropist
- Ian Davison ( b. 1968 ), British right-wing extremist and terrorist
- James Davison ( born 1986 ), Australian racing driver
- Jean M. Davison, American Classical archaeologist
- Joe Davison (* 1991), British Show Jumping
- John Davison ( politician ) ( 1870-1927 ), British politician
- John Davison ( composer ) ( 1930-1999 ), American composer
- Jon Davison ( b. 1949 ), American film producer
- Joseph Davison (1868-1948), Northern Irish politician
- Lex Davison (1923-1965), Australian racing driver
- Liam Davison ( b. 1957 ), Australian writer
- Luke Davison (* 1990), Australian track cyclists
- Michael S. Davison (1916-2006), American General
- Paul Davison ( b. 1970 ), English snooker player
- Peter Davison ( poet ) ( 1928-2004 ), American poet
- Peter Davison ( b. 1951 ), British actor
- Philip Davison ( b. 1957 ), Irish author
- Richard Davison ( b. 1955 ), British dressage riders
- Rob Davison ( b. 1980 ), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ronald Davison (* 1920), Chief Justice of New Zealand
- Rosanna Davison ( born 1984 ), Irish model and Miss World
- Tito Davison (1912-1985), Mexican actor, screenwriter and director originally from Chile
- Tom Davison (* 1988), British Show Jumping
- Wild Bill Davison (1906-1989), American jazz clarinetist
- Will Davison ( b. 1982 ), Australian racing driver
- William Davison (~ 1541-1608 ), British secretary of Queen Elizabeth I.
- William Ruxton Davison († 1893), British ornithologist
Carrier of the first name
- Davison Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Wooler ( 1852-1928 ), British businessman and politician
Others
- Davison (Michigan ), location in the U.S.
- USS Davison (DD -618 ), destroyer of the U.S. Navy