Surname Origin

The Davies Surname


Meaning
son of David
Type
Patronymic
Root
Welsh, from David
Chiefly
West and south Wales

From Dewi or Dafydd — David, the patron saint of Wales, whose name is Hebrew for ‘beloved’. The -ies spelling is the Welsh convention; Davis with one i is commoner in England.

It is among the three or four most numerous Welsh surnames.

Bestow the name a title it never had

An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Davies name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.

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