David. Daw was a common diminutive of David in the Middle Ages. The surname is a compound of
and literally means "the kin of David." Over time there were changes in pronunciation and spelling, leading to many different variants of the name.
from very early times.
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Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1691, 1654 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Decan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore,
spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Decan family name include Dakin, Dakins, Dakyn, Daykin, Daykins, Daken, Deakin, Daikins, Daikyns, Daikin, Dayken, Daiken, Deakyn, Deake, Deaken and many more.