Davis Family History & Genealogy
Davis Last Name History & Origin
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Transformed from DAVID from the Bible
History
Davis name is originally European ancestry
Name Origin
DAVID/Dovid from Israel,The Welsh Davis surname is a patronymic, meaning "son of David." Ultimately derived from the Hebrew name "David," meaning "beloved," the name became a popular given name throughout Medieval Europe due to the biblical King David of Israel.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Davies, Davie, Devie, Daniel, Daniels, Davia, Davidson,Davy, Daville etc. using DAV
Nationality & Ethnicity
Robert W. Davis son of Charles Edgar and Louise F Frank Davis.
Preston County West Virginia.
Charles Edgar Davis born 1/5/1905. Louise F Frank born 08/08/1913
Famous People named Davis
Jefferson Davis, Adam Hart-Davis, Duff Hart-Davis, Ronald Davis, David Michael Davis, Edith P. Luckett Davis, mother of Nancy Davis Reagan
Early Davises
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Davis Family Members
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Most Common First Names
- James 2.7%
- William 2.6%
- John 2.5%
- Robert 1.9%
- Mary 1.9%
- Charles 1.5%
- George 1.3%
- Thomas 0.9%
- Richard 0.8%
- Willie 0.7%
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Davis Death Records & Life Expectancy
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