Last Name DAW

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of David, from the nickname Daw.
A son-in-law. The name of a species of birds.
Origin English, Welsh, Irish, Sudanese

Rank 12,261 (2000 US census) 14,357 (1990 US census)
Count 2,327 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.48%, or 1896 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.9%, or 114 total occurrences, as black,
  • 4.68%, or 109 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 5.59%, or 130 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.5%, or 35 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.85%, or 43 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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