Daviess Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spelled Daviess, the surname still points back to Davies.

What is the meaning of Daviess?

Its meaning, shared with Davies, is “Son of David”.

Is Daviess the same name as Davies?

The extra ending in Daviess is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Davies's family. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Davie and Davys.

Does every Daviess family have a crest?

Arms linked to Davies and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Daviess sounds close to Davis, so it can help to search both. For the full story, order the Daviess surname pack.