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Davidson (name)

Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David" (or "Beloved Son/Descendant"; 'David' lit. "Beloved One"). In the Highlands of Scotland, where the surname is an anglicised version of the Gaelic "mac Daibhidh", Clan Davidson was traditionally a sept of the Clan Chattan Confederation. There are alternate spellings, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.

Surname

Notable people with the surname Davidson include:

A–D

*Bill Davidson (American football, born 1915) (1915–1970), American football player
*Bill Davidson (American football, born 1935) (1935–1999), American football player and coach
*Bill Davidson (baseball) (1884–1954), outfielder in Major League Baseball (1909–1911)
*Bill Davidson (businessman) (1923–2009), American business and professional sports executive
*Bill Davidson (rugby league) (fl. 1914–1923), New Zealand rugby league player
* Bill Davidson, (1948–2004), Canadian rock climber, known as Kayak Bill

E–L

M–R

S–Z

*William Davidson (bishop) (1919–2006), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas
*Bill Davidson (businessman) (1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner
:*William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson
*William Davidson (British Columbia politician) (fl. 1867–1907), Scottish-born miner and political figure
*William Davidson (congressman) (1778–1857), member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
*William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820), African Caribbean revolutionary
*William Davidson (engineer) (1844–1920), Australian civil engineer
*William Davidson (filmmaker) (1928–2009), Canadian filmmaker and TV creator
*William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scottish settler in Canada
*William Davidson (MCC cricketer) (1811–1894), English cricketer
*William Davidson (Pennsylvania representative) (1783–1867), Pennsylvania politician
*William Davidson (sailor) (1876–1939), British competition sailor
*William Davidson (Sussex cricketer) (1920–2015), English cricketer
* Sir William Davidson of Curriehill (1614/15–c. 1689), Scottish merchant and member of the Privy council
*William Davidson Bissett (1893–1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
*William A. Davidson, one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company
*William B. Davidson (1888–1947), American actor
*William H. Davidson (lieutenant governor) (fl. 1836–1838), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
*William H. Davidson (motorcyclist) (1905–1992), American motorcycle racer and president of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
* Brigadier General William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), United States War of Independence, namesake of Davidson College
*William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929), Scottish philosopher
*William Mackay Davidson (1909–1991), Scottish haematologist and pathologist
*William McCartney Davidson (1872–1942), Canadian journalist, politician, and author
*William Soltau Davidson (1846–1924), New Zealander, pioneer of refrigerated shipping
*William Taylor Davidson (1837–1915), owner and editor of the Fulton Democrat newspaper
  • Willie G. Davidson (William Godfrey Davidson, born 1933), designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide
  • Zach Davidson (born 1998), American football player

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