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There are approximately 28,195 people named David in the UK. That makes it the 331th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 446 are named David.

Region of origin

Europe

Country of origin

Unknown

Language of origin

Unknown

Religion of origin

Unknown

Classification

Unknown
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Daves
Dawkins
Davisson
Davids
Davison
Davidson
Dayes
Dayson
Davidge
Davida
Davey
Davi
Davia
Davidd
Daevid
Daivid
Davidde
Dafid
Daavid
Davidai
Daviddi
Daffid
Daviday
Davidc
Dafida
Daphied
Davidday
Davidaz
Davidas
Dafyd
Daviddeo
Daffida
Daffyd

The David surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DAVID. Though of ancient standing in Wales, this Christian name scarcely appears in England before the Conquest. Modified in various forms it has since produced many family names, some of which are among the commonest in use, as Davids, Davidson, Davidge — Davey, Davy, Davie — Davies, Davis, Daviss, Daves, Davison. From Daw, the nickname, come Dawe, Dawes, Daws, Dawson, Dawkes, Dawkins, Dawkinson, and from another form of the nickname, according to Camden, we get Day, Dayes, Dayson, and Dakin.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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