Daves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Daves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Daves family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 48
Female Servant 44
Labourer 36
Independent 26
Male Servant 22
Shoe Maker 15
Farmer 13
Miner 9
Silk Weaver 8
Carpenter 7
Ag Labourer 7
Blacksmith 5
Dress Maker 5
Tailor 5
Clerk 4
Silk Piecer 4
Char Woman 4
Mason 4
Collier 4
Baker 4
Sawyer 4
Fs 4
Hat Ruffer 3
Taylor 3
Ribbon Weaver 3

Daves Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Daves is the 3rd most popular variant of Davies.

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