Davis Family History

Davis Surname Origin

English

Davis Genealogy & Surname History

Southern English: patronymic from David.

FOREBEARS John Davis or Davys ( c. 1550 – 1605 ) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

Concentration of Davis in the U.S.

Davis Surname Statistics

Davis Average Lifespan: 71 Years
Davis is the 7th most popular surname in the U.S.
The 8th most popular surname is: Anderson
The 9th most popular surname is: Wilson
The 10th most popular surname is: Taylor

Davis Genealogy Records

13,534 Davis Revolutionary War records found
38,893 Davis Civil War records found
26,008 Davis World War II records found
5,452 Davis Immigration records found
14,052,250 Davis Newspaper records found

Davis Vital Records

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Davis Coat of Arms

Davis Metaphone Variants

DAAVIS
DAFAZIO
DAFFAS
DAFFIS
DAFFOS

Davis Soundex Variants

D APICE
D-APICE
DA VEIGA
DA VIEGA
DAABIS