How common is the last name Davis?

1,074,448 people in the United States have the last name Davis, about 1 in 278. It ranks #9 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DAVIS

#9

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
1,074,448
About
1 in 278
This common or more
4.3%
Who bears it

Of the 1,074,448 people with the last name Davis, 59.6% reported their origin as White, 30.8% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Davis

#7 Miller · 1,129,186#8 Rodriguez · 1,085,838#10 Martinez · 1,039,848#11 Hernandez · 1,013,895

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Davis, most common first.

#1,010 Davies · 33,945#9,867 Daves · 3,128#111,467 Dabis · 168

Also a first name

As a first name, Davis ranks #1,346 of 53,615, with 26,633 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2007, with 773 births. See Davis as a first name

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