Dodsun Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

It is easy to miss Dodsun in an index if you only search for Dodson.

What does the surname Dodsun mean?

Its meaning, shared with Dodson, is “Son of Dodd”.

How is Dodsun related to Dodson?

Spelled with “u” instead of “o”, Dodsun shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Dodgson, Dodsonne and Dotson.

Is there a Dodsun coat of arms?

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

Get the complete Dodsun report, with a museum-style coat of arms.