Daveny Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Daveny Surname Definition:

William Daveny in Aberdeenshire was "dilatit of airt and pairt in cutting and destroying of coirnes," 1613 (Trials, III, p. 259). Probably a form of Daubini or de Aubini or Daubeney, forms of a name of Norman origin, recorded in English Hundred Rolls.

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Daveny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Daveny (29) may also be a first name.

Daveny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Daveny in Aberdeenshire was "dilatit of airt and pairt in cutting and destroying of coirnes," 1613 (Trials, III, p. 259). Probably a form of Daubini or de Aubini or Daubeney, forms of a name of Norman origin, recorded in English Hundred Rolls.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Daveny Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Daveny Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Daveny is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daveny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Daveny is the 14,316,765th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Daveny live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

Daveny is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most common in: Alabama, where 100 percent reside.

Daveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Daveny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Daveny last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daveny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Daveny surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daveney92100/
Davenny9269/
Davenay922/
Deaveny920/
Daveinys861/
Davenney860/
Davena83107/
Daveni8394/
Davene8391/
Davené835/
Dabeny833/
Daviny831/
Doveny830/
Davesne77979/
Davenne77798/
Davenet77414/
D'Avena77253/
Daubeny7790/
D'Aveni7765/
Daveine7749/
Daveyne7719/
Davenes7716/
Davenis7716/
Davenio7712/
Daveana774/
Davinny772/
Davegne772/
Dovenyi771/
Daiveni771/
Daveane771/
Davenge771/
Davenna771/
Daviney771/
Daveini771/
Davenäs771/
Dovenny770/
Dampeny770/
Davener770/
Daubeney71138/
Davienne7182/
Davesnes7161/
Daveynis7116/
D'Avenio7113/
Davennes719/
Davinney716/
Davainys714/
Daivajny714/
Deaubeny714/
Davesnne712/
Daubenay712/
Davenish712/
Dheaveni711/
Davennne711/
Dhabenay711/
Daivenna711/
Dovenney710/
Davini672,241/
Davine67447/
Dabeni67161/
Dhavainay67141/
Dawene6784/
Dawena6772/
Dabene6756/
Daweni6755/
Dovena6735/
Doveni6713/
Davainytė6710/
Dovene6710/
Davenhuis675/
Doweny673/
Dabena672/
Dasweeney671/
D'Avesnes671/
Davyne671/
Dabiny670/

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