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David

in Rhode Island

There are 259 people with the last name "David" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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David 416
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  1. is 412th most common Viveiros
  2. is 413th most common Fonseca
  3. is 414th most common Marcotte
  4. is 415th most common Manchester
  5. is 416th most common David
  6. is 417th most common Gilbert
  7. is 418th most common Masse
  8. is 419th most common Peloquin
  9. is 420th most common Theroux

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

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 1124–53, and David II, 1329–71). 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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