Davy is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales, France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Davy
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Wales, France
Meaning:

Variant of Divine. Probably formed like Divers above.

A variant form of Davies. See David - Though of ancient standing in Wales, this Christian name scarcely appears in England before the Conquest. Modified in various forms it has since produced many family names, some of which are among the commonest in use, as Davids, Davidson, Davidge—Davey, Davy, Davie—Davies, Davis, Daviss, Daves, Davison. From Daw, the nickname, come Dawe, Dawes, Daws, Dawson, Dawkes, Dawkins, Dawkinson, and from another form of the nickname, according to Camden, we get Day, Dayes, Dayson, and Dakin

Owing to the commonness of the Welsh patronymical use of Davies, this name stands fifth in point of numerousness in England and Wales, yielding priority only to Smith, Jones, Williams, and Taylor. In the XVI. Ann. Rep. of the Registrar Gen., the number of Williamses registered within a given period was 21,936, Taylors 16,775, and Davises 14,983; but as Davis is to all in tents and purposes identical with Davies, by adding in 6206 Davises, this name num bers 21,188 individuals, beating the Taylors out of the field, and well -nigh vanquishing the Williamses. In fact by taking in the Davisses and the Daveses, I believe the aggregate of the name would stand next after Smith and Jones for numerousness.

The Davy is the variant of the Daffy. A diminutive of David.

Form of Dwinell. Descendant of little Douin, a pet form of Hardouin meaning "hard, friend".

Descendant of Davie or Davy, pet forms of David meaning "beloved".

The lastname is a variant form of Davey. Descendant of little David meaning "beloved".

Descendant of little David meaning "beloved".

The is form of David. The son of David.

A variant form of Devine. Descendant of the little poet; one who came from Vins, in France.

The surname Davy is form of the Duane. Descendant of the fisherman; grandson of Dubhan meaning "little black person".

Davy is the variant form of Davey. Form of David. The first is the English, the second the Scottish, and the third the more prevalent Welsh orthography.

Form of David. The first is the English, the second the Scottish, and the third the more prevalent Welsh orthography.

The variant form of Devey. May be a diminutive of "dove."

How popular is Davy?

Davy is common in France, United States, England, Australia, Chad, Jamaica, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, India, Mauritius, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Davy is ranked 21527 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Davy bearers increased by 4.41 per cent in 2010 US census to 3316 since 2000, the surname slipped by 369 spots and ranked at 9770. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.61 78.59
Black 19 16.06
Hispanic or Latino 3.26 2.24
Others 1.78 1.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.06 0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.63
Davy is quite popular family name mostly used in France however Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 25317 people have been found who wears Davy as their family name. Davy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Davy:
952 France6,659
8,960 United States4,619
1,955 England4,203
1,755 Australia2,248
1,197 Chad1,541
338 Jamaica1,401
3,545 Canada1,389
Countries with hundreds of Davy:
950 New Zealand787
12,740 South Africa514
1,669 Ireland323
104,924 India202
1,419 Mauritius188
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines142
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,251 Trinidad and Tobago72
6,335 Scotland60
5,128 Wales55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,723 Northern Ireland46
31,256 Belgium45
132,595 Brazil41
3,924 Cambodia38
83,030 Italy38
228,660 Thailand38
2,034 Costa Rica35
209,071 Indonesia32
613 Jersey30
134,833 Germany29
539 Guernsey29
29,049 Mexico25
94,565 Iran24
95,340 Argentina23
5,396 Panama22
59,518 Netherlands21
3,086 French Polynesia18
13,856 Singapore17
61,567 Spain17
74,511 Malaysia16
4,719 New Caledonia16
45,338 Sweden16
63,831 Zimbabwe15
40,624 Switzerland14
5,530 China13
19,503 Liberia12
1,223 Barbados11
377,010 Russia11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
39,352 Ivory Coast10
3,802 Hong Kong9
2,922 Iceland9
3,802 Madagascar9
30,726 Qatar9
12,261 Solomon Islands9
26,217 Estonia8
283,701 Ukraine8
57,381 Benin7
86,529 Austria6
47,603 Denmark6
14,597 Haiti6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Brady Davy from Ireland aboard the John Baring from Liverpool on April 8, 1846 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in USA. Michael Davy (20) Bricklayer, Workman Patt. Davy, Workwoman Sophia Davy, Infant U Davy, 4 years old Thomas Davy, Hannah Davy (2), 35 years old Edmond Davy, Michael Davy, aged 25, and 58 other Davy around 52.38% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant, spinster, servant, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

31 years old laborer Edwo. Davy who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on May 27, 1867 by City Of Baltimore put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Albert Davy (27) Jeweler, Julie Davy (23), Olina Davy (40) Servant, Farmer Auguste Davy, Eugenie Davy, aged 7, Louise Davy (16), Marie Davy (40) Housekeeper, are others that migrated to US.

Davy Namesakes

  • Albert Davy, New Zealand political organiser and campaign manager; and at the height of his career
  • Kevin Davy, British jazz trumpeter/flugelhorn player, composer
  • Edmund Davy, professor of Chemistry at the Royal Cork Institution from 1813 and professor of chemistry at the Royal Dublin Society
  • Ken Davy, English businessman
  • Adam Davy, actor and multi-instrumentalist
  • Humphry Davy, english
  • Edward Davy, English physician, scientist, and inventor
  • Nadia Davy, track and field athlete
  • James Davy, former Commissioner of Human Services
  • Lucille Davy, Commissioner of Education in New Jersey
  • Pamela Ann Davy, Australian actress
  • Chelsy Davy, Zimbabwean businesswoman and a former girlfriend of Prince Harry
  • Peter Davy, Irish cricketer
  • John M. Davy, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Gloria Davy, Swiss soprano of American birth

Davy Namesakes

  • Albert Davy, New Zealand political organiser and campaign manager; and at the height of his career
  • Kevin Davy, British jazz trumpeter/flugelhorn player, composer
  • Edmund Davy, professor of Chemistry at the Royal Cork Institution from 1813 and professor of chemistry at the Royal Dublin Society
  • Ken Davy, English businessman
  • Adam Davy, actor and multi-instrumentalist
  • Humphry Davy, english
  • Edward Davy, English physician, scientist, and inventor
  • Nadia Davy, track and field athlete
  • James Davy, former Commissioner of Human Services
  • Lucille Davy, Commissioner of Education in New Jersey
  • Pamela Ann Davy, Australian actress
  • Chelsy Davy, Zimbabwean businesswoman and a former girlfriend of Prince Harry
  • Peter Davy, Irish cricketer
  • John M. Davy, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Gloria Davy, Swiss soprano of American birth

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