Davies Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Davies Name Meaning: Is thought to have been introduced by the crusaders after 1066. It comes from the meaning 'son of David' and is very much linked to Wales.

It was first recorded in 1150 in Lincoln.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Davies Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Davies family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13,182
Agricultural Labourer 2,792
Coal Miner 1,987
House Servant 1,864
Labourer 1,833
Carter 1,056
Dress Maker 1,054
General Servant 817
Wife Of Above 755
Farmer 745
Servant 743
Farmer's Son 691
House Keeper 644
Collier 601
House Maid 598
Carpenter 558
Farm Servant 554
Blacksmith 529
Tailor 491
Farmer's Wife 481
Shoe Maker 478
Farmer's Daughter 463
Dairy Maid 452
Farmers Son 421
Laundress 391

Davies Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Davies 100% 1,137,905
2 Davis 83% 483,294
3 Daves 83% 10,847
4 Deaves 67% 1,634
5 Devis 67% 1,249
6 Daives 67% 719
7 Dives 67% 616
8 Devies 83% 541
9 Dovies 83% 460
10 Davise 67% 361
11 Doves 67% 324
12 Daveis 67% 299
13 Deves 67% 202
14 Dovis 67% 180
15 Devas 50% 171
16 Deeves 50% 131
17 Deavis 67% 115

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The surname Davies is the most popular version of all its varients

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