Where in Ireland does the family DAVIES come from? Is DAVIES a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname DAVIES were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
DAVIES Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 364 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 1685th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Anglican: 172 (47.25%), Catholic: 57 (15.66%), Presbyterian: 49 (13.46%), Methodist: 27 (7.42%), Other / Not Given: 26 (7.14%), Quaker: 17 (4.67%), Church of God: 4 (1.10%), Baptist: 3 (0.82%), Independent: 3 (0.82%), Jewish: 2 (0.55%), Christian: 1 (0.27%), Congregationalist: 1 (0.27%), Protestant: 1 (0.27%), Salvation Army: 1 (0.27%)
DAVIES Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 469 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 1412th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
DAVIES Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 364
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 1685th
Woulfe Surname Index for DAVIES
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DAVIES.
Meanings of the Surname DAVIES
According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Anglo-Saxon section states: Davie, diminutive for David; sun, son. Son of Davie. Davis, abbreviation of the same. Additionally, the Corrections and Additions section states: Davie, Scotch for the Hebrew for "beloved;" s for sun, son. Son of Davie. Davieson, unabbreviated name, and Davis, a contraction thereof.DAVIES in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
DAVIES in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DAVIES who are Catholic in each locality
DAVIES in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DAVIES who are Anglican in each locality
DAVIES in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DAVIES who are Presbyterian in each locality
DAVIES in Scotland
Patterns associated with the DAVIES surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.