Dotson Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Dotson? Think of it as Dodson with a different pen. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Dodd”. Dotson writes “t” in place of the “d” found in Dodson, a common scribal difference. Related forms: Dodgson, Dodsonne and Dodsun.

Dotson ranked 1,045 in the 2010 US Census, with 33,347 people answering to the name.

There is no single Dotson family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Dotson report, with a museum-style coat of arms.