Explore the Family Name Dayson

The meaning of Dayson

English (northern): 1. patronymic or metronymic meaning ‘son of the dairyman or dairywoman’ (from Middle English day(e), dey(e) + son). 2. variant of Dawson with the original diphthong /au/ simplified to /a:/ in late Middle English and subsequently pronounced /εɪ/. Compare Dakin for Dawkin (see Dawkins).

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How common is the last name Dayson in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dayson has shown an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Dayson ranked 94,227th in frequency among surnames in the United States and rose to 89,069th place in 2010, marking a 5.47% rise in rank. The count of individuals with this surname similarly increased by 15.56%, from 180 to 208 people. However, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 individuals remained constant at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,227	#89,069	5.47%
Count	180	208	15.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dayson

With regards to ethnicity, the distribution of the Dayson surname demonstrated interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races saw significant increases of 73.00% and 73.27% respectively in this period. Meanwhile, the number of White individuals with the Dayson surname dropped by 18.50%. Hispanic representation increased slightly (15.40%), while Black representation showed a marginal rise of 1.56%. There was a decrease of 13.45% in the number of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals carrying the Dayson surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	47.78%	38.94%	-18.5%
Black	25.56%	25.96%	1.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.89%	15.38%	73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	9.44%	8.17%	-13.45%
Two or More Races	3.33%	5.77%	73.27%
Hispanic	5%	5.77%	15.4%