Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Dodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dodd. In English usage, Dodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dodge.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dodson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 107 as a first name in 2020; 35,618 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dodson’s family of names
In English usage, Dodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dodd. In English usage, Dodson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dodge.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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