Find out how popular the last name Johnson-Davis is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Johnson-Davis.

Johnson-Davis, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Johnson-Davis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Johnson-Davis in America

Johnson-Davis is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Johnson-Davis surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Johnson-Davis.

The history of the last name Johnson-Davis

The surname JOHNSONDAVIS is a double-barreled surname, combining the English patronymic surname Johnson with the Welsh patronymic surname Davis. The name likely originated in England and Wales during the late medieval period.

Johnson is derived from the given name John, which was a common name among English-speaking peoples in the Middle Ages. It was originally a patronymic surname, meaning "son of John." The earliest recorded instances of the surname Johnson date back to the 13th century in England.

Davis, on the other hand, is a Welsh surname derived from the Welsh given name Dafydd, which is the Welsh form of David. It was also a patronymic surname, meaning "son of David." The earliest recorded instances of the surname Davis in Wales date back to the 14th century.

While there are no known historical references to the specific combination of JOHNSONDAVIS in ancient records or manuscripts, both Johnson and Davis were common surnames in their respective regions during the medieval and early modern periods.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Johnson was William Johnson, who was born in England around 1440 and served as a Member of Parliament for Wallingford in 1467.

In Wales, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Davis was Rhys ap Dafydd, who was born in the late 14th century and was a member of the Welsh gentry.

Other notable historical figures with these surnames include Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), the renowned English writer and lexicographer; Benjamin Davis (1770-1837), an American soldier and politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Mississippi; and John G. Johnson (1830-1917), an American lawyer and art collector whose collection formed the basis of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

While the specific combination of JOHNSONDAVIS is relatively uncommon, it likely emerged as a result of marriages between families with the surnames Johnson and Davis, perhaps in England or Wales during the 17th or 18th centuries. The practice of combining surnames through marriage was not uncommon in certain regions and social classes during this time period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Johnson-Davis

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Johnson-Davis.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Johnson-Davis was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Johnson-Davis was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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