Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/16/2024, 1:18 AM	jocatchi
3/20/2017, 7:19 PM	Sofia
1/2/2016, 6:45 AM	anonymous

Name Davenport

Type Surname (from location)

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. /ˈdæv.ən.pɔːrt/, /ˈdæv.ən.pɔːt/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Habitational name from a town in Cheshire named Davenport, from the Dane river (apparently named with a Celtic cognate of Middle Welsh dafnu "drop, trickle") and Old English port "port, haven, harbour town".

Added 1/2/2016 by anonymous