Davis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Davis Name Meaning: Came from the one of the earliest kings of Israel, which made it popular with the Jews and Christians. It was made popular in Britain by St David the patron saint of Wales.

It was first recorded in 1150 in Lincolnshire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Davis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Davis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12,330
Agricultural Labourer 1,096
Coal Miner 771
Domestic Servant 740
Labourer 668
Dress Maker 649
General Labourer 645
General Servant 589
Laundress 461
Carpenter 319
Farm Labourer 315
Annuitant 268
General Servant Domestic 255
Charwoman 205
Servant 197
Tailor 195
No Occupation 182
House Keeper 178
Tailoress 161
Errand Boy 148
Painter 147
Blacksmith 146
Shoe Maker 137
Gardener 135
None 132

Davis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Davies 83% 1,137,905
2 Davis 100% 483,294
3 Daves 80% 10,847
4 Deaves 67% 1,634
5 Devis 80% 1,249
6 Daives 67% 719
7 Dives 60% 616
8 Daviss 83% 582
9 Devies 67% 541
10 Dovies 67% 460
11 Davise 83% 361
12 Doves 60% 324
13 Daveis 83% 299
14 Deves 60% 202
15 Dovis 80% 180
16 Devas 60% 171
17 Deeves 50% 131
18 Deavis 83% 115

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The surname Davis is the 2nd most popular variant of Davies.

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