How common is the surname Davy?

3,316 people in the United States had the surname Davy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. It ranked 9,770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Davy?

Humphry Davy, British chemist, followed by Joseph Burtt Davy.

Where is the surname Davy most common?

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

How do you pronounce Davy?

Davy is /ˈdeɪvi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Davy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,316 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Davy also a first name?

Yes. Davy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Davy

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,316 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdeɪvi/ 2 syllables Soundex D100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Davy is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.

Davy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,316 people named Davy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,176.

#9,770

rank among US surnames

3,316

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,401)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,761	Struck	3,320	92,996
#9,765	Channell	3,318	93,052
#9,767	Percival	3,317	93,080
#9,770	Parekh	3,316	93,108
#9,777	Petrick	3,315	93,136
#9,778	Shenk	3,314	93,164

Who is named Davy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Davy identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Davys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Humphry Davy
British chemist, 1778–1829
Joseph Burtt Davy
British botanist (1870-1940)
Edward Davy
British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)
Edmund Davy
British chemist, 1785–1857

Notable Davys come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Davie

Surnames that sound like Davy

Davy has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.

Questions

How common is the surname Davy?: 3,316 people in the United States had the surname Davy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,108 Americans. It ranked 9,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Davy?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Davy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Davy?: Humphry Davy, British chemist, followed by Joseph Burtt Davy.
Where is the surname Davy most common?: Wikidata records people named Davy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Davy?: Davy is /ˈdeɪvi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Davy?: Davy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Davy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,316 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Davy?: Davie.
Is Davy also a first name?: Yes. Davy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.