Davie
A surname usually taken as a familiar form of David, especially in Scots and English use.
The #9,544 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 90,621 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Davie is generally understood as a pet form of the personal name David, with the ending -ie giving the name a familiar or diminutive feel. In medieval and early modern records it often functioned as a nickname or inherited surname built from that given name. In Welsh settings, related forms may also reflect the patronymic tradition behind names like ap Dafydd.
History
Historical surname writers group Davie with other David-based surnames such as Davey, Davy, Davies, and Davis. The form appears in English and Scots records at least by the Middle Ages and later spread through Britain and into English-speaking countries. Because it is close to several other spellings, some family lines may have shifted between Davie, Davy, and Davies over time.
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Fun fact
In older surname collections, Davie is often treated as just one branch of a very large family of surnames built from David.
From the historical record
“1783. Uanied — TIcnolfaT Cli Uary Davie* : St. Geo. Han. Sir , __j MDB. (E. R. Vol ^Sq i 34..”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances