Davidge Surname

196,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Davidge Surname Definition:

A personal name from the Hebrew Dawidh, probably meaning "beloved one," though some scholars take it to mean "paternal uncle." Lord Hailes after commenting on the fact that not one of the six sons of Malcolm III received the name of any of the ancient kings of Scotland, but only Anglo-Saxon names evidently chosen by Queen Margaret, says "As David was the youngest, we may conjecture that he was born when Margaret had no hope of more children; and therefore that he received the name of the youngest son of Jesse" (Annals, 3.

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Davidge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7681:72,5508,292
United States5751:630,36350,838
Canada3811:96,70810,530
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Wales771:40,1893,923
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4951:49,2436,034
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Davidge (10) may also be a first name.

Davidge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A personal name from the Hebrew Dawidh, probably meaning "beloved one," though some scholars take it to mean "paternal uncle." Lord Hailes after commenting on the fact that not one of the six sons of Malcolm III received the name of any of the ancient kings of Scotland, but only Anglo-Saxon names evidently chosen by Queen Margaret, says "As David was the youngest, we may conjecture that he was born when Margaret had no hope of more children; and therefore that he received the name of the youngest son of Jesse" (Annals, 3. ed., I, p. 47). One of the first professors of the University of Copenhagen (founded 1479) was a Scot, Petrus David de Scotia, D.D., who was elected president of the university no fewer than six times.

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

Prob. corruption forms of Davids, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Davidge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Davidge is found most frequently in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Davidge.

How Common Is The Last Name Davidge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,784th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,422,990 people. The last name Davidge is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Davidge live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Davidge is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 72,550. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Dorset, where 8 percent are found and Somerset, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Davidge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Davidge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Davidge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Davidge last name are 2.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Davidge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.09% more than the national average, earning R 518,256 per year; in United States they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning $50,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.

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