Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic
from the personal name David. As a Jewish name, the last
element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.
Americanized
spelling of Norwegian and Danish Davidsen or Swedish
Davidsson, patronymics from the personal name
David.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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