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Where did the Welsh Davie family come from? What is the Welsh Davie family crest and coat of arms? When did the Davie family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Davie family history?

The surname Davie is from the unique Celtic culture that developed in Wales. This particular surname is from the personal name David, which means darling or friend. This name was common in England and Scotland from the 12th century onward, but was particularly popular in Wales even earlier. One of the most famous bearers of this personal name in Wales was David ap Gryffydd, the last Prince of North Wales, who was executed c. 1276 by King Edward I of England.

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Welsh surnames are relatively few in number, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. There are many factors that explain the preponderance of Welsh variants, but the earliest is found during the Middle Ages when Welsh surnames came into use. Scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, which often resulted in a single person's name being inconsistently recorded over his lifetime. The transliteration of Welsh names into English also accounts for many of the spelling variations: the unique Brythonic Celtic language of the Welsh had many sounds the English language was incapable of accurately reproducing. It was also common for members of a same surname to change their names slightly, in order to signify a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations. For all of these reasons, the many spelling variations of particular Welsh names are very important. The surname Davie has occasionally been spelled Davy, Davey, Davie, Daivey, Daivy, Daivie, Dayvy, Dayvie, Dayvey, Devy, Devie and many more.

First found in Cornwall, although they are thought to have been in Wales from very ancient times; long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Davie research. Another 234 words(17 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Davie History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Davie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Davie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many people from Wales joined the general migration to North America in search of land, work, and freedom. These immigrants greatly contributed to the rapid development of the new nations of Canada and the United States. They also added a rich and lasting cultural heritage to their newly adopted societies. Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Davie:

Davie Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Davie settled in Barbados in 1635
  • Morrice Davie, aged 24, landed in St Christopher in 1635
  • Tho Davie, aged 20, arrived in Barbados in 1635
  • John Davie was also created a freeman of Boston in 1636
  • Phillip Davie settled in Massachusetts in 1638


Davie Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Peter Davie, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
  • Joseph Davie, who arrived in Virginia in 1718
  • James Davie, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1773
  • Margaret Davie, who landed in New York in 1775

Davie Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Teghe Davie, aged 18, landed in New York in 1812
  • Tighe Davie, aged 18, landed in New York in 1812
  • James Duncan Davie, who arrived in New York in 1830
  • John B Davie, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • Sir Paul Davie, Chairman/C.E.O
  • Cedric Thorpe Davie, Master of Music, University of St. Andrews
  • Donald Alfred Davie, English poet and critic
  • Alan Davie (b. 1920), Scottish painter
  • Cedric Thorpe Davie (1913-1983), Scottish composer


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  2. Rowlands, John, John Rowlands and Sheila Rowlands. Welsh Family History: A Guide to Research. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1999. Print. (ISBN 080631620).
  3. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  4. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
  5. Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
  6. Thirsk, Joan ed. Et. Al. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
  7. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
  8. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  10. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Davie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Davie Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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