Davis
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| Gender: | male | |
| Pronunciation: | DAY-viss, DAY-vis, DAY-vus | |
| Meaning: | Davy’s son, son of David | |
| Related Names: | Dave, Davy, -s, David, Davidson, Davies, Davison, Daviss, Dayson, Dayton |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
The name Davis originates as a surname deriving from the English surname Davison meaning “Davy’s son.” In Medieval times, Davy was a common name, which derived as a shortened or pet version of the name David. Therefore, the name Davis also means “son of David.”
POPULARITY
According to the 1990 United States Census [1], Davis ranked as the 684th most popular male first name and the 6th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boy's names every year since 1880, when it ranked 431st.
According to the Social Security Administration [1], in the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 500 most popular boy's names every year from 2000 (381st) through 2006 (405th).
United States Popularity of the boy's name Davis in the 21st Century:
- Year: 2006 Rank:405th
- Year: 2005 Rank:395th
- Year: 2004 Rank:376th
- Year: 2003 Rank:371st
- Year: 2002 Rank:391st
- Year: 2001 Rank:363rd
- Year: 2000 Rank:381st
FACTS
- December 30th is celebrated by Latvia in honor of the name Davis. [1]
- “Davis” is a given middle name bestowed upon a child of celebrity Bruce Boxleitner. [1]
- “Davis” is a name bestowed upon locations in California, Illinois, Oklahoma and West Virginia, USA.
NAMESAKES
- The “Davis Cup” is a men’s professional tennis tournament, which was founded in 1900. [1]
- “Davis,” portrayed by Zach Galifianakis, is a main character who appeared on the science fiction television show “Tru Calling” from 2003 through 2005. [1]
FAMOUS PERSONS
- Jefferson Finis Davis – The only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 through 1865 and the twenty third United States Secretary of War from 1853 through 1857. [1]
- Miles Dewey Davis III – Famous jazz musician of the 20th century who won various Grammy Awards from the 1960’s through the 1990’s. [1]
- Allen “Al” Davis – National Football League (NFL) executive who is the President and managing partner of the Oakland Raiders, with whom he won Super Bowl titles in 1976 (XI), 1980 (XV) and 1983 (XVIII). In 1992, he was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame. [1]
- David Davis – Supreme Court Justice of the United States of America from 1862 through 1877.
- Davis Milton Love III – Professional golfer who won 31 tournaments including the 1997 PGA Championship. [1]
- Raymond Davis Jr. – Won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2002.
NOTES
OTHER DAVIS'S
Davis Smith, Davis Johnson, Davis Williams, Davis Jones, Davis Brown, Davis Davis, Davis Miller, Davis Wilson, Davis Moore, Davis Taylor, Davis Aakre, Davis Aaron, Davis Aaroon, Davis Aase, Davis Abaunza, Davis Abbey, Davis Abbott, Davis Abeene, Davis Aberdeen, Davis Abimbola, Davis Abner, Davis Abney, Davis Aboagye, Davis Aborom, Davis Abrams, Davis Abreu, Davis Absher, Davis Abu-shagra, Davis Acevedo, Davis Acher, Davis Ackerman, Davis Acosta, Davis Adam, Davis Adames, Davis Adams, Davis Adcock, Davis Addie, Davis Addison, Davis Addy, Davis Adewale, Davis Adkins, Davis Adkisson, Davis Adrian, Davis Adrianne, Davis Aebersold, Davis Aerne, Davis Agada, Davis Agey, Davis Agron, Davis Aguilar, More results
Author: Rich Kachold
| Gender | male + |
| Length | 5 + |
| Meaning | Davy’s son, son of David + |
| Meaningnc | davy’s son, son of david + |
| Name | davis + |
| Origin | English + |
| Popularity | 2 + |
| Pronunciation | DAY-viss, DAY-vis, DAY-vus + |
| Rank in 2000s | 387 + |
| Related | Dave +, Davy +, -s +, David +, Davidson +, Davies +, Davison +, Daviss +, Dayson +, and Dayton + |
