Davis Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Davis Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Davis

The ancient history of the name Davis was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Davis is a baptismal name meaning 'son of Daved', nicknamed Davey. This name is of Welsh descent spreading to England , Ireland and Scotland in early times, and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Richard Davi, of Suffolk, England , who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls' in the year 1273 and a Johannes Davis who was recorded in the 'Poll tax of the West Riding Of Yorkshire', in the year 1379. A John Davyson and Elizabeth Bella were granted a marriage license in London, in the year 1526 and a Bevan Davy was buried in Saint Peter, Cornhill, in the year 1579. A Meg Davy was recorded in Aberdeen, Scotland , in the year 1408. In Ireland Davis families were a branch of the Burkes of Connaught and in the sixteenth century owned a large area of County Galway known as MacDavies Country.