Last Name DAVISON

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Meaning	The son of David, nickname Davy.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Chilean, Irish

Rank	1,524 (2000 US census)	1,518 (1990 US census)

Count	21,627 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.85%, or 17702 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
13.61%, or 2943 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 115 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.61%, or 132 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.61%, or 348 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.78%, or 385 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

Surnames that make great first names

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