- Jefferson Davis - President of the Confederate States of America
- Miles Davis - influential American jazz artist
- Angela Davis - political philosopher and black power activist
100 Most Common U.S. Surnames & Their Meanings
Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown... Are you one of the millions of Americans sporting one of these top 100 common last names from the 2000 census?
Davis Surname DNA Study
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Davis Family Genealogy Forum
Search this popular genealogy forum for the Davis surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Davis query. There is also a separate forum for the DAVIES variation of the Davis surname.
FamilySearch - DAVIS Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Davis surname and its variations.
DAVIS Surname & Family Mailing Lists
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DistantCousin.com - DAVIS Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Davis.
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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