Show ContentsDaoud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Daoud family name is thought to be derived from a place name in L'Ile de France. The original bearer of the name Daoud, probably lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful Ile de France region.

Early Origins of the Daoud family

The surname Daoud was first found in Ile-de-France.

Early History of the Daoud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Daoud research. The years 1454, 1727, 1739, 1753, 1760, 1770 and 1805 are included under the topic Early Daoud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Daoud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Daou, Daout, Daoût, Davous, Daoust, Davoust and many more.

Early Notables of the Daoud family

Notable amongst the family was the Picardy branch, who were elevated to the nobility in 1454 as the Seigneurs of Jumelles. Later they were raised to the title of the Marquis de Jumelles, and thence to the Marquis d'Aoust in 1739. From the L'Ile de France branch, notable bearers of the name include François-Alexis Davoust, who was prior of Saint-Ouen-du-Breuil in 1727; Pierre-Louis Davous of Versailles, who was a member of the Parisian Municipality and was elected assessor to the court of the city of Paris; Jean Davoust, who entered the foreign missions of...
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Daoud Ranking

In France, the name Daoud is the 8,590th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Daoud family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: three hundred individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Guillaume Daoust was married in 1686 in Lachine.


Contemporary Notables of the name Daoud (post 1700) +

  • Alex Daoud, American politician, Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, 1986-91 2
  • Mr. Meerwis Daoud M.B.E., British Cultural Advisor to Senior British Representative for Kabul, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Defence 3


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists


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