Lawson

English

"son of Lawrence"

Lawson Origin and Meaning

The name Lawson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Lawrence".

Appealing way, à la Dawson, to honor an ancestral Lawrence. Lawson is also an English pop rock band. Lawson has history or use that dates far back, but it fell off of the charts in 1950. The name resurfaced in 2001 and has been climbing since. Lawson has that surname feel and -son suffix that parents are loving in recent years.

Lawson Rank in US Top 1000

# 414 in the US

Lawson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 895 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lawson

• 414 US 2023
• 895 Nameberry 2025
• 307 Future 2028
• 622 England 2021

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Famous People Named Lawson

• Gregory "Lawson" Craddock American cyclist
• Lawson Butt English actor
• Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage U.S. Navy admiral
• Lawson Aschenbach American cyclist
• Lawson Robinson Antiguan footballer
• Lawson Brent Nail (b. 2015) daughter of singer David Nail; twin of sister Lillian Catherine Nail
• Lawson Jack McCormack (b. 2015) son of footballer Ross McCormack
• Lawson Keith Schroeder (b. 2016) son of reality TV personalities Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder
• William Lawson Bates 4th child (2nd son) of reality TV's Bates family

The name Lawson in Pop Culture

• Lawson character from 2004 movie "A Love Song for Bobby Long"
• Henry and Evan Lawson characters on TV's "Royal Pains"
• Lawson English rock band