The David surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 44,040 people carried this name — #782 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,700 people counted. That is up 14% from 38,659 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 31,936 people named David.
658 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 107 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.
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 3,678 people named David 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 3,277 people named David live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,257 people named David live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
87 people named David have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 454 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
775 people named David are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
David in American newspapers,
1896–1941.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,163,220 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named David,
with a public archive behind them.
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Saint David 512–589 · bishop -
Gerard David 1460–1523 · artist -
Jacques-Louis David 1748–1825 · politician -
Alois Martin David 1757–1836 · astronomer -
Charlotte David 1764–1826 · art dealer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 109 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to David.
- Davant 115 · 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
- Davidian 725 · U.S. census
- Davidson 103,930 · U.S. census
- Davies 33,753 · U.S. census
- Davignon 983 · U.S. census
- Davila 44,388 · U.S. census
- Davin 1,723 · U.S. census
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