Lawson - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Lawson \la(w)-son\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of Lawrence". Commonly used as a first name since 1850. Author Robert Lawson.

Baby names that sound like Lawson are Lasean, Lesean, Lucian and Lucien. Other similar baby names are Dawson, Larson, Lawton and Rawson.

Lawson is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Lawson. Click here to compare Lawson with related baby names.