Lawson surname meaning

Lawson is a patronymic meaning “son of Lawrence.” Law was a medieval short form of Lawrence, and the English -son ending makes the descent pattern explicit. Lawrence comes from Latin Laurentius, a personal name linked traditionally with Laurentum and the laurel; that association belongs to the given name, not to a literal law-related surname meaning. English and Scottish records produced Lawson independently, and some lines may have used Law or Lawes before the hereditary form settled. Parent’s name is the direct, high-confidence catalog type.