Davis
DAY-viss
Popularity
#6204
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Welsh
Total Births
32,676
Peak Year
#773 in 2007
First Recorded
1880
Style
Classic & Timeless
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Davis is a surname of Welsh origin, meaning "son of David."
Numerology
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Famous Namesakes
Miles Davis
Influential American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America
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