The origin of the name DAVIDSON is Welsh and the Coat of Arms contains A red shield with a gold stag trippant.
Spelling variations include: Davidson, Davidsohn, Davidsson and others.
First found in Yorkshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Capt. Davidson, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750; William Davidson, who came to Maryland in 1716; Catherine Davidson, age 45; who arrived in Quebec in 1835.
