Davidson (name)
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David". There are alternate spellings called septs, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.
It is also an anglicised version of the Ashkenazi Jewish surname Davidovitch, Slavic for "son of David" and Davidoff.
Surname
Notable people with the surname Davidson include:A–D
- Adam Davidson
- Alan Davidson
- * Alan Keith Davidson, Australian cricketer
- * Alan Davidson , British diplomat, historian and food writer
- * Alan Davidson , Scottish footballer
- * Alan Douglas Davidson, Australian pilot; first Qantas death
- * Alan Edward Davidson, Australian soccer player
- Alexander Davidson, several people, including:
- * Alexander Davidson , Scottish architect
- * Alex Davidson, Australian rules footballer
- * Alex Davidson, rugby league player
- Allan Davidson
- * Scotty Davidson Allan "Scotty" Davidson, Canadian hockey player
- Amy Davidson, American actress
- Andrew B. Davidson, Scottish Hebrew scholar
- Andy Davidson
- Anstruther Davidson, Scottish-American physician and botanist
- Anthony Davidson, British racing driver
- Arnold Davidson, American philosopher
- Arthur Davidson
- Avram Davidson, American science fiction writer
- Basil Davidson, English historian of Africa
- Ben Davidson, American football player
- Bessie Davidson, Australian painter
- Bill Davidson, several people, including:
- Bob Davidson, Canadian hockey player
- Bob Davidson, baseball umpire
- Bruce Davidson, American equestrian
- Bruce Davidson , American photographer
- Callum Davidson, Scottish football player and coach
- Carolyn Davidson, designed the Nike swoosh
- Charles Davidson, multiple people
- Charlie Davidson, American football player
- Chy Davidson, American football player.
- David Davidson, several people
- Davidson, English cricketer playing 1784–1787
- Dean Davidson, Speedway race car driver
- Della Davidson, American modern dancer and choreographer
- Donald Davidson, several people, including:
- * Donald Davidson , British-born Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian
- * Donald Davidson , American philosopher
- * Donald Davidson , American poet
- Doug Davidson, American actor
E–L
- Eileen Davidson, American actress
- Eric H. Davidson, American biologist
- Ernest R. Davidson, American chemist
- Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson, British politician
- Frankie Davidson, Australian singer and entertainer
- George Davidson , English geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer in the United States
- George Forrester Davidson, Canadian civil servant
- Gustav Davidson, American poet and angelologist
- Harold Davidson, English clergyman who was defrocked
- Harriet Miller Davidson, Scottish-Australian novelist
- Brigadier General Henry Brevard Davidson, American Civil War, Confederate Army
- Hilda Ellis Davidson, English antiquarian and mythographer
- Ian Davidson , Scottish politician
- Inger Davidson, Swedish politician
- J. Norman Davidson, Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
- Jack Davidson, Australian rules footballer
- Jack Davidson , Scottish footballer
- James Dale Davidson, American founder of the National Taxpayers Union
- James Davidson
- James Duncan Davidson, software engineer
- James Edward Davidson Australian founder of News Limited
- Jane Davidson, Welsh politician
- Jaye Davidson, British actor
- Jim Davidson, several people, including:
- * Jim Davidson, English comedian
- Jo Davidson, American sculptor
- John Andrew Davidson, Canadian politician
- John Davidson, several people, including:
- * John Davidson , American actor, host of the game show Hollywood Squares
- * John Davidson , a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
- * John Davidson , Scottish poet and playwright
- * John Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson, earlier known as John Colin Campbell Davidson,, British politician
- ** John Ogilvie Davidson, Canadian packer, guide and rancher, known as "Skook" Davidson
- * Major General John Davidson John "Black Jack" Davidson, Mexican–American War
- Jonathan Davidson, British civil engineer and soldier
- Kevin Davidson, American football player
- Lionel Davidson, English poet
M–R
- Majel Davidson, Scottish artist
- Marlon Davidson, American football player
- Mary Davidson, Irish politician
- Mary Davidson , Scottish artist
- Mary Davidson , American newspaper editor and politician
- Max Davidson, German-born film comedian
- Melody Davidson, Canadian hockey coach
- Michael Davidson , American poet
- Michael Davidson , singer and songwriter
- Mike Davidson, New Zealand freestyle swimmer
- Murray Davidson, Scottish football player
- Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, Scottish lawyer
- Nora Fontaine Davidson, American teacher
- Ogunlade Davidson, Sierra Leonean academic
- Osha Gray Davidson, American writer
- Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player
- Patricia Davidson , Canadian politician
- Paul Davidson
- Pete Davidson, American stand-up comedian
- Philip Davidson, American gangster
- Lt. General Phillip Davidson, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
- Randall Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Richard Davidson, American scientist
- Richard M. Davidson, Old Testament scholar
- Robert Davidson , Scottish inventor
- Robert Laurenson Dashiell Davidson, philatelist of Missouri
- Robyn Davidson, Australian writer
- Rollo Davidson, mathematician
- Ronald C. Davidson, physicist
- Ross Davidson, British actor
- Ross Davidson, English footballer
- Ross Davidson, English footballer
- Ross Davidson, Scottish footballer
S–W
- Samuel Davidson, Irish Biblical scholar
- Samuel Cleland Davidson, Irish inventor and founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works
- Stewart Davidson, Scottish football player and coach
- Stuart Davidson , Scottish cricketer
- Sven Davidson, Swedish tennis player
- Thomas Davidson , Scottish-British palaeontologist
- Thomas Davidson , Scottish philosopher
- Tierna Davidson, American soccer player
- Tommy Davidson, American actor
- True Davidson, Canadian mayor
- Walter Edward Davidson, Colonial governor of the Seychelles, Newfoundland, New South Wales
- Walter Davidson, Sr.
- Will Davidson, UK footballer active in the 1890s
- William Davidson, several people, including:
- Willie G. Davidson, designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide
Given name
- Davidson Black, Canadian paleoanthropologist
Fictional characters
- Dr. Ben Davidson, fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by actor Mark Derwin
- PC Andy Davidson, fictional character on the BBC science fiction series Torchwood, portrayed by actor Tom Price
- Charlene "Charley" Davidson