Davis.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A surname. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
A placename: A locale in the United States. A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
A placename: Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
Ellipsis of University of California, Davis.
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