Gervais Forename
Approximately 68,556 people bear this name
Gervais Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Gervas, compound of gairu ‘spear' and the Celtic stem vass- ‘servant’ (cf. vassal). SS Gervase and Protase were said to be 1st-C martyrs, whose remains were opportunely discovered at Milan by St Ambrose. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and was common in the 12th and 13th C, giving rise to the surnames Gervas, Gervis, Jarvis, Jarvie, &c.
Read More About This ForenameGervais Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 100% | 12,310 | 1:805 | 251 |
| Central African Republic | - | 11,673 | 1:387 | 155 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 9,069 | 1:2,606 | 609 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 8,416 | 1:8,772 | 939 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 6,956 | 1:3,107 | 559 |
| Rwanda | - | 6,526 | 1:1,742 | 378 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,615 | 1:12,671 | 1,363 |
| France | 100% | 1,864 | 1:35,660 | 1,260 |
| Ivory Coast | 98% | 1,858 | 1:12,420 | 1,259 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,734 | 1:56,263 | 5,093 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,443 | 1:1,305 | 312 |
| Congo | 100% | 1,341 | 1:3,735 | 591 |
| Benin | 100% | 854 | 1:12,384 | 1,565 |
| Mauritius | - | 271 | 1:4,789 | 769 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 256 | 1:71,795 | 4,354 |
| United States | 75% | 250 | 1:1,450,148 | 26,931 |
| Chad | 100% | 247 | 1:55,054 | 5,059 |
| Israel | 99% | 149 | 1:56,395 | 3,283 |
| Morocco | - | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| Belgium | 100% | 87 | 1:132,069 | 3,972 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 67 | 1:122,589 | 3,539 |
| England | 100% | 67 | 1:829,894 | 14,802 |
| South Africa | 100% | 51 | 1:1,069,268 | 39,811 |
| Senegal | 100% | 38 | 1:383,720 | 5,698 |
| Brazil | 100% | 35 | 1:6,121,033 | 89,466 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 33 | 1:41,255 | 3,938 |
| Haiti | 100% | 26 | 1:412,575 | 12,461 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 26 | 1:3,564 | 725 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 22 | 1:12,280 | 1,140 |
| Germany | 100% | 16 | 1:6,042,367 | 23,110 |
| French Polynesia | - | 16 | 1:17,369 | 1,803 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Thailand | 84% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:2,371,729 | 4,683 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 3 | 1:2,105 | 306 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Russia | - | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 | 1:9,555 | 215 |
Gervais (71,124) may also be a surname.
Gervais Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Gervas, compound of gairu ‘spear' and the Celtic stem vass- ‘servant’ (cf. vassal). SS Gervase and Protase were said to be 1st-C martyrs, whose remains were opportunely discovered at Milan by St Ambrose. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and was common in the 12th and 13th C, giving rise to the surnames Gervas, Gervis, Jarvis, Jarvie, &c. It was rarer in later times, but Jarvis is found as a christian name in 1604, and Lyford 1655 gives Gervasius or Gerfast. Some families have continued to use it, e.g. the family of Elwes which has used the name since the time of Sir Gervase Elwes (d. 1615).
Gervasius Curia Regis Rolls 1199-1219 Gervassius Feudal Aids 1284. Gervas Lincs 1456. Jarvis Yorks Rec 1604.
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