How Common Is the Last Name Davis?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Davis today

1,236,057

Ranked #8 of 162,254 published surnames · 378.45 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 1,116,357 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

62.2%

Black

31.6%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.49%

Hispanic

2.44%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.