The Davant surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 115 people carried this name — #144,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 119 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 167 people named Davant.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Davant live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Davant,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sophie Davant 1963– · journalist -
Justin Davant 1914– · rugby league player
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James Davant 1915–2009
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Jean-Louis Davant 1935– · writer
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Jean-Louis Davant 1935– · writer
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Allande Davant 1976– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Davant.
- Daunis 208 · U.S. census
- Dauphin 1,646 · U.S. census
- Dautel 325 · U.S. census
- Dauteuil 220 · U.S. census
- Dautremont 181 · U.S. census
- Dauzat 1,648 · U.S. census
- Davault 455 · U.S. census
- Dave 5,218 · U.S. census
- Daver 119 · U.S. census
- Davi 1,277 · U.S. census
- Daviau 359 · U.S. census
- David 44,040 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Davant is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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