Given name & surname
Rawson
“from the renowned land”
Rawson is a variant of Rawlins. One French interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rawson is a variant of Rawlins. One French interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rawson is a variant of Rawlins. An origin associated with Rawlins is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rawson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 116 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −67%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020; 6,156 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.
Rawson’s family of names
In English usage, Rawson as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Rawlinson. Rawson has a related form in Rawlins. In English usage, Rawson as a surname has a related form in Ralph.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rawson
- Rawson Marshall ThurberAmerican film directorborn 1975
- Rawson W. RawsonBritish statistician (1812-1899)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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