Lawson: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Lawrence”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- LAW-sun · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
An English surname derived from Lawrence with the patronymic suffix -son. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.
How popular is Lawson?
Babies named Lawson in 2024801
2024 rank#415 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188018,247
Lawson is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lawson
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Lawson questions
What does the name Lawson mean?
Lawson means "son of Lawrence". It comes from English. An English surname derived from Lawrence with the patronymic suffix -son. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.
Is Lawson a boy or girl name?
Lawson is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lawson?
801 US babies were named Lawson in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Lawson?
Lawson is usually pronounced LAW-sun.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.