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 19,547
Labourer 2,811
General Servant 2,309
Coal Miner 2,041
Agricultural Labourer 2,040
Farm Servant 1,688
Domestic Servant 1,673
Collier 1,591
Dress Maker 1,180
Farmers Son 829
Servant 789
House Keeper 757
Farmers Wife 755
Carpenter 664
Farmer 635
Miner 592
Farmer's Son 588
Tailor 575
Blacksmith 504
Farmers Daughter 489
Farmer's Wife 478
General Servant Domestic 443
Annuitant 434
Labourer Wife 432
Shoe Maker 407

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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