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English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)
- A surname
- A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Davies.
- An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
- An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename
- A community of the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
- A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
- A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
- A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
- A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
- A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
- University of California, Davis.
Derived terms
Translations
transliteration of the English name "Davis"
surname derived from David
— see Davidson
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Davis is the 8th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,116,357 individuals. Davis is most common among White (62.2%) and Black/African American (31.6%) individuals.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Davis.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Davis ?
- a surname from English