The davis Surname

davis Name Meaning and History

Southern English: patronymic from David.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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davis Family Facts

Distribution of davis Families in the US in 1920

Number of davis families

4604-9206

1535-4603

1-1534

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Threads: 13477 - Messages: 27077

Thread	Author	Replies
Elvira DAVIS Murdered in Galveston TX 1914	Obits101	0
DAVIS Vivian Alice 1872 1955	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
DAVIS Ashley G 1874 1961	t42IOOF_DenCoTX	0
DAVIS Ronald L Rev 1934-2001	t42Moore	0
DAVIS Larry J 1942-1993	t42Moore	0
DAVIS Oreeta G 1923-1987	t42Moore	0
Henry Oliver Davis	sherlynbaker	1
Bartholomew County Indiana Davis'	lguzman166	2
George Harold Davis b.1925 Oklahoma d. Armona, Kings Co., California	judyflash	0
Mrs Sarah Davis (obit) d: 1933 KS	RoseStout54	0

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