The Davies surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 33,753 people carried this name — #1,030 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,740 people counted. That is up 5% from 32,165 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Davies surname
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Davies» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,364 people named Davies 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 Chubut.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
303 people named Davies live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 249 people named Davies.
Most of them — 204 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
128 people named Davies have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 359 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 76 people named Davies 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 Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
377 people named Davies are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. 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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Davies in American newspapers,
1913–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 324,554 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Davies,
with a public archive behind them.
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David Davies 1812–1874 · poet
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David Charles Davies 1826–1891 · politician -
Augusta Webster 1837–1894 · writer -
Edward William Davies 1855–1904 · politician -
Benjamin Davies 1858–1943 · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 182 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Davies.
- Daver 119 · U.S. census
- Davi 1,277 · U.S. census
- Daviau 359 · U.S. census
- David 44,040 · U.S. census
- Davidian 725 · U.S. census
- Davidson 103,930 · U.S. census
- Davignon 983 · U.S. census
- Davila 44,388 · U.S. census
- Davin 1,723 · U.S. census
- Davinroy 141 · U.S. census
- Davion 113 · U.S. census
- Davis 1,116,357 · U.S. census
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