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Lawson

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈlɒsən//
  • United States//ˈlɔsən//
  • United States//ˈlɑsən//

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

  1. 1

    An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

  2. 2

    A placename A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

  3. 3

    A placename A town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

  4. 4

    A placename A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  5. 5

    A placename An unincorporated community in Union County, Arkansas, United States.

  6. 6

    A placename An unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

  7. 7

    A placename A city in Clay County, Clinton County and Ray County, Missouri, United States.

  8. 8

    A placename An area of Mesquite, Texas, United States.

Etymology

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws. * As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

Forms

plural
Lawsons
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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