Danson
The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall. Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone, and others.
Meaning & Origin of Danson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall. Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone, and others.
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The Story of Danson
Danson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 8 Dansons were born — ranking #8,983 that year. As of 2026, Danson ranks #12,106 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Dansons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Danson
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- Alex Danson , female English field hockey player, who has represented both Great Britain and England
- Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician
- Elsa Danson Wåghals (1885–1977), Swedish visual artist
- Ernest Denny Logie Danson , known for his time in the 20th century as the Bishop of Edinburgh
- Sir Francis Chatillon Danson , nobleman from Liverpool who was known for calculating potential liabilities for insurance of large ships
- Herbie Danson (1883–1963), English footballer
- Jane Danson (born 1978), English actress
- Mike Danson, English entrepreneur who founded Datamonitor and GlobalData and proprietor of New Statesman magazine
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Names that sound like Danson
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About the name Danson
Danson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Danson's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,983. Use the chart and map above to compare Danson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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