The Davin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,723 people carried this name — #16,635 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 172,400 people counted. That is up 14% from 1,506 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,264 people named Davin.
58 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Hautes-Alpes.
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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 12 births for the Davin name in 1890.
Most were registered in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Tipperary and Galway.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 254 people named Davin 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 Liège.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 178 people named Davin 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 the Nordic population registers
22 people named Davin is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Davin.
- David 44,040 · 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
- Davinroy 141 · U.S. census
- Davion 113 · U.S. census
- Davis 1,116,357 · U.S. census
- Davit 126 · U.S. census
- Davoli 458 · U.S. census
- Davy 3,316 · U.S. census
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