David

in Massachusetts

There are 1,389 people with the last name "David" in Massachusetts.

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David 466
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  1. is 462nd most common Borges
  2. is 463rd most common Maldonado
  3. is 464th most common Pires
  4. is 465th most common Moriarty
  5. is 466th most common David
  6. is 467th most common Duarte
  7. is 468th most common Pina
  8. is 469th most common Snyder
  9. is 470th most common Egan

Similar Names and Nicknames

Davis, Davidson, Davies, Davison, Davila, Davi, Davie, Davisson, Davids, Davin

Most Common First Names for David

Robert



Meaning & History

Jewish, Welsh, Scottish, English, French, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak (Dávid), and Slovenian: from the Hebrew personal name David ‘beloved’, which has been perennially popular among Jews, in honor of the Biblical king of this name, the greatest of the early kings of Israel. His prominence, and the vivid narrative of his life contained in the First Book of Samuel, led to adoption of the name in various parts of Europe, notably Britain, among Christians in the Middle Ages. The popularity of this as a personal name was increased in Britain, firstly by virtue of its being the name of the patron saint of Wales (about whom very little is known: he was probably a 6th-century monk and bishop) and secondly because it was borne by two kings of Scotland (David I, reigning 112453, and David II, 132971). Its popularity in Russia is largely due to the fact that this was the ecclesiastical name adopted by St. Gleb (died 1015), one of two sons of Prince Vladimir of Kiev who were martyred for their Christian zeal.

FOREBEARS The first French family of the name David recorded in Quebec was in Trois-Rivières around 1649; their place of origin in France is unknown. A second line, from Normandy, was in Château Richer by 1662.


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