Davies
Davies is a patronymic surname of Welsh origin. There are two main theories concerning its beginnings, neither of which has been definitively proved. The first theory states that it may be a corruption of "Dyfed", the name of a medieval Welsh kingdom located in what is now Carmarthenshire; however, the origin of the kingdom's name is itself disputed, with the traditional belief being that it was founded by the powerful Irish ''Déisi'' dynasty in the third century, or otherwise that it derives from the name of the Demetae people. "Dyfed" as a surname and the related first name "Dafydd" appear from the 12th century, with the latter generally translated into English as "David". The second theory contends that the surname may derive directly from the Hebrew name "David", which is also the name of Wales' patron saint.The surname is the joint-second most common in Wales (tied with Williams) and the eighth most common in England, where a large percentage of people have Welsh ancestry. It is particularly widespread in southwest England, especially Cornwall, and in northwest England, large parts of which are on the border with Wales. It is uncommon in the United States, where the variant "Davis" is seen more. In the United Kingdom, the surname is usually pronounced the same as "Davis" (). This pronunciation is also used by many other English-speaking countries, though it sometimes competes with , which is particularly common in the United States to distinguish it from "Davis". Provided by Wikipedia
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by Davies, John
Published 1787
Published 1787
printed by William Porter, for Mess. White, Gilbert, Byrne, Whitestone, W. Porter, and Moore
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by Davies, Richard
Published 1765
Published 1765
printed and sold by Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street
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by Davies, Richard
Published 1710
Published 1710
printed and sold by J. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street
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by Davies, Myles
Published 1716
Published 1716
printed for the author, and sold by his appointment, only at the corner of Little Queen-street, Holbourn
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by Davies, Myles
Published 1716
Published 1716
printed for the author, and sold by his appointment, only at the corner of Little Queen street, Holbourn
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by Davies, Thomas
Published 1794
Published 1794
printed for the author, and sold at the vestries of the said chapels; sold also by J. Parsons; J.S. Jordan; and by J. Mathews
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by Davies, Edward
Published 1783
Published 1783
printed by William Pine, in Wine-Street, 1783. Sold by J. Lloyd (successor to T. Cadell,) in Bristol, and by all other booksellers
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by Davies, Edward
Published 1784
Published 1784
printed by R. Cruttwell; and sold by C. Dilly, and R. Faulder, New Bond-Street, London