Davies
| Davies | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Region of origin | Wales |
| Related names | Davis, Davey, Davieson |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparison: [1] | |
Davies is a patronymic Welsh surname. It derives from David (a Hebrew name meaning "beloved"),[2] the name of Wales's patron saint. In Wales the name is standardly pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪs/ (DAY-viss), that is, identically to Davis. This pronunciation is also used by many outside Wales, where it competes with the spelling pronunciation /ˈdeɪviz/ (DAY-veez).
Davies is the 2nd most common surname in Wales and 8th most common in England,[1] where it is particularly widespread in the south-west, especially Cornwall. It is not common in the United States where the spelling Davis is preferred.[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Aaron Michael Davies (born 1984), American actor
- Adam Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- A. Donald Davies, American Episcopal bishop
- Adrian Davies, English barrister
- Adrian Davies (rugby player), Welsh rugby footballer
- Adrienne Davies, American musician
- Alan Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alec Davies, Scottish cricketer
- Alex Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexandra Davies, Australian actress
- Alfred Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alun Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andrew Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anne Davies (disambiguation), or Ann Davies, multiple people
- Anthony Davies, Welsh snooker player
- Antony Davies, American economist
- Arthur Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ashley Slanina-Davies, English actress
B
- Barbara Davies, English teacher and activist
- Barry Davies, English sports commentator
- Benjamin Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bevan Davies, American drummer
- Billy Davies, Scottish football manager
- Bob Davies, American basketball player
- Brandon Davies, American basketball player
- Brenda Davies (1917–2013), wife and literary executor of Robertson Davies
- Brian Davies, philosopher
- Brian Davies, birth name of British illustrator and cartoonist Michael ffolkes
- Bryan Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bryn Davies, British trade unionist and politician
C
- Caitlin Davies, English writer
- Carrie Davies, British broadcaster
- Charles Lynn Davies, Wales rugby player
- Charlie Davies, American footballer
- Chris Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christopher Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Clara Novello Davies, Welsh singer, mother of Ivor Novello
- Clement Davies, British politician
- Cliff Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cooke Davies, Canadian politician
- Curtis Davies, English footballer
- Cyril Davies, English musician
D
- Dai Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dangerous Davies, fictional character from The Last Detective
- Dave Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Denys Johnson-Davies, Canadian translator
- Denzil Davies, British politician
- Diana Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dick Davies (born 1936), American Olympic basketball player
- Dickie Davies, English television presenter
- Domenick Davies, German rugby union international
- Donald Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
E
- Edward Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edwin Davies, British businessman and philanthropist
- Emily Davies, English feminist
- Eric Davies, South African cricketer
- Eva Davies (1924–2013), British fencer
F
- Freddie Davies (born 1937), English comedian
G
- Gareth Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gary Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavyn Davies, British banker and past BBC chairman
- Geoffrey Davies, English actor
- George Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geraint Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerald Davies Welsh rugby player
- Grant Davies, Australian canoer
- Greg Davies, English comedian
- Godfrey Davies, English historian
- Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, English actress
H
- Henry Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hopkin Davies, Wales international rugby player
- Howard Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hugh Sykes Davies, English poet and academic
- Hunter Davies, Scottish writer
- Huw Irranca-Davies, British politician
I
- Ian Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Idris Davies, Welsh poet
J
- Jack Llewelyn Davies, see Llewelyn Davies
- Jackson Davies, Canadian actor
- James Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeremy Davies (exorcist), English Catholic priest
- Jeremy Davies, American actor
- Jim Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Davies, American racing driver
- Jocelyn Davies, Welsh politician
- Joe Davies (disambiguation)
- John Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jon Davies, American meteorologist and storm chaser
- Jonathan Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
K
- Karl Davies, English television actor
- Kay Davies, English geneticist
- Ken Davies, Canadian musician (Morbidox, Quad, Waking Ayden, PEACE OF NIGHT)
- Kevin Davies, English footballer
- Kevin Davies, British television director
- Kieron Davies, German rugby union player
- Kimberley Davies, Australian actress
- Kyle Davies, American baseball player
- Kyle Davies, American soccer player
L
- L. P. Davies, British novelist
- Lane Davies, American actor
- Laura Davies, English golfer
- Libby Davies, Canadian politician
- Lilian May Davies, later Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
- Lindy Davies, Australian actress
- Llewellyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies, British general
- Louis Henry Davies, Canadian politician
- Luke Davies, Australian writer
- Lyndal Davies, Australian wildlife documentary maker
- Lynn Davies, British athlete
M
- M. C. Davies, Australian businessman
- Mandy Rice-Davies, Welsh model
- Marcus Davies (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Marianne Davies, English musician
- Marion Davies, American actress
- Mark Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marshall Davies, American musician; pianist, professor
- Martin Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martyn Davies, British weather forecaster
- Matthew Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby player
- Michael Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mims Davies, British Conservative politician, MP for Eastleigh since 2015
- A. Morley Davies, British paleontologist
N
- Nicholas Barry Davies, British ethologist, ornithologist and professor at the University of Cambridge
- Nicholas Llewelyn Davies, see Llewelyn Davies
- Nick Davies, British journalist
- Nicola Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Norman Davies, English historian
O
- Oliver Ford Davies, English actor
- Owen Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
P
- Patricia Davies, Zimbabwean field hockey player
- Paul Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Ho Davies, English author
- Peter Llewelyn Davies, see Llewelyn Davies
- Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016), English composer
- Philip Davies, British politician
- Philip R. Davies, British scholar
- A. Powell Davies, American Unitarian Minister
Q
- Quentin Davies, British politician
R
- Ray Davies, English rock musician, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of The Kinks
- R.E.G. Davies, English scholar and aviation writer
- R.G. Davies, English entomologist
- Reine Davies, American actress
- Rees Davies, Welsh historian
- Rhett Davies, producer
- Rhys Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richard Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richard Gareth Davies, English entomologist
- Rick Davies, English musician with Supertramp
- Robert Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rob Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robertson Davies, Canadian author
- Robin Davies (1954–2010), Welsh actor
- Roger Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronald Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roy Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rosemary Davies, American actress
- Rupert Davies, English actor
- Russell Davies, Welsh television personality
- Russell T Davies, Welsh television writer
- Ryan Davies, Welsh entertainer
S
- Sally Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Samuel Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sarah Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sean Davies (born 1973), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Sean Davies (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
- Sharron Davies (born 1962), English swimmer
- Siobhan Davies, English dancer
- Simon Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- S. O. Davies, British politician
- Sonja Davies, New Zealand trade unionist and politician
- Stan Davies (1898–1972), Welsh international footballer
- Stephen Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steven Davies, English cricketer
- Stevie Davies, Welsh novelist
- Stewart Davies, English football chairman
- Stuart Davies (born 1965), Welsh rugby union player
- Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (1866-1910) Mother of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan
T
- T. Glynne Davies, Welsh poet and broadcaster
- Terence Davies, English film director
- Theophilus Harris Davies, British businessman
- Tim Davies (disambiguation)
- Tod Davies, American screenwriter
- Tom Davies (disambiguation)
- Trefor Davies, Welsh cricketer
- Tru Davies, fictional eponymous character in Tru Calling
V
- Valentine Davies, American film director
W
- W. H. Davies, Welsh poet and writer
- W. P. C. Davies, English rugby player and headmaster
- W. R. Davies, second president (1941–1959) of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Walford Davies, English composer
- William Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
- William Rupert Davies, former Canadian senator
- Windsor Davies, English actor
- Wilton Howell Davies, Welsh folk name
Z
- Zach Davies, American baseball player
See also
- Davis (disambiguation), a placename and surname - among other uses
- Davies-Gilbert
- Baron Davies
- Llewelyn Davies, the family closely connected with J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan
References
- 1 2 "Davies Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ↑ "Surname Database: Davies Last Name Origin". surnamedb.com.
- ↑ "Davis Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
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