People with the last name Dawson
80,960
About 1 in 4,094 Americans had this surname in the 2020 Census.
Aggregated, privacy-protected national data. No individual records are included.
U.S. surname statistics
How common is Dawson?
Dawson was the #386 most frequent surname in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#386
Among published U.S. surnames
Census count
80,960
People in the 2020 national table
Census frequency
1 in 4,094
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
What this count includes
The Census Bureau’s surname table is a national statistical release. It counts people who reported Dawson as a last name and publishes only surnames occurring at least 100 times.
The values contain privacy-protecting statistical noise. They are excellent for understanding national frequency, but small differences should not be read as exact headcounts.
Demographic distribution describes the aggregate Census categories among bearers of the surname. It does not establish any individual’s identity, ancestry, or nationality.
Make it personal