# Davy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/davy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,316 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,770 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 93,108 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (3,176 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Davie |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Davy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Davy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

## People named Davy

- Humphry Davy, British chemist
- Joseph Burtt Davy, British botanist (1870-1940)
- Edward Davy, British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)
- Edmund Davy, British chemist

## Similar surnames

Davey, Dave, Davie, Davi, Duffy, Duff, Dove, Dube, Duffey, Diep, Devoe, Depew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.