McDavit is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: McDavit
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The family name McDavit is a form of Davids. 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.

The surname is the form of Dade. Probably an ancient personal name, since we find the derivative Dadson.

McDavit is a variation of the Davids. The son of David.

The variation of Devitt. The son of little David meaning "beloved".

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