Davidsohn Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Davidsohn surname stands Davidsen, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Name scholars give the meaning as “A patronymic formed from David”. Records show Davidsohn as one of the forms Davidsen took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Davidsohn name

Arms linked to Davidsen and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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