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
School 20,951
Coal Miner Hewer 4,569
Farmer 2,887
Dressmaker 1,496
General Servant (domestic) 1,353
Labourer 1,134
Coal Miner (hewer) 1,093
At School 1,062
General Labourer 928
Farm Labourer 927
Private Means 893
Domestic Servant 867
At Home 791
Collier Hewer 680
Ysgol 679
Housekeeper 617
House Keeper 587
Coal Miner 564
General Servant Domestic 533
Assisting In Business 502
Carpenter 502
Clerk 492
None 491
Assisting In The Business 483
Shop Assistant 482

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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