The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall.
Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone and others.
People
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Alex Danson, female English field hockey player, who has represented both Great Britain and England
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Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician
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Ernest Denny Logie Danson, known for his time in the 20th century as the Bishop of Edinburgh
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Sir Francis Chatillon Danson, nobleman from Liverpool who was known for calculating potential liabilities for insurance of large ships
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Herbie Danson (1883–1963), English footballer
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Jane Danson (born 1978), English actress
*Mike Danson, English entrepreneur who founded
Datamonitor and
GlobalData
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and proprietor of
New Statesman magazine
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Paul Danson, retired English football referee from Leicester
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Ted Danson, American actor, known for the award-winning TV comedy ''
Cheers
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Yvonne Danson
Yvonne Margaret Danson (born 22 May 1959 in London, United Kingdom) is a female former road running athlete.
Athletics career
Danson represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British ...
, English long-distance track runner, who holds various time trial records
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Danson Tang, Taiwanese model
See also
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Danton (name)
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English-language surnames