Davey Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Davey Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Davey

The ancient history of the name Davey was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Davey is a baptismal name meaning 'son of Daved'. This name is of Welsh Descent spreading to England , Ireland and Scotland in early times, and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a Richard Davi, of Suffolk, England , who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls' in the year 1273 and a Johannes Davis who was recorded in the 'Poll tax of the West Riding Of Yorkshire', in the year 1379. A John Davyson and Elizabeth Bella were granted a marriage license in London in the year 1526. The names Davey and Davy in Ireland are usually of immigrant origin in Ulster Province, having been introduced there by settlers from England and Scotland during the seventeenth century. Some bearers of the name may be of the MacDavitt, McDevitt, and Davin Gaelic septs. MacDavies country is in County Galway .