Jarvis Surname
Approximately 94,115 people bear this surname
Jarvis Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gervase.' The initial 'g' ruled supreme at first, but 'j' in the end almost entirely monopolized the position. Gervas (which see), however, still exists. This name can be of Huguenot origin.
Read More About This SurnameJarvis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44,958 | 1:8,062 | 955 |
| England | 25,259 | 1:2,206 | 269 |
| Australia | 8,430 | 1:3,202 | 446 |
| Canada | 6,705 | 1:5,495 | 801 |
| South Africa | 1,390 | 1:38,977 | 5,018 |
| Wales | 1,362 | 1:2,272 | 243 |
| New Zealand | 1,249 | 1:3,626 | 567 |
| Scotland | 893 | 1:5,995 | 967 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 636 | 1:156 | 20 |
| France | 351 | 1:189,239 | 29,444 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 307 | 1:4,443 | 726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Guyana | 186 | 1:4,098 | 735 |
| Panama | 157 | 1:24,919 | 1,550 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 138 | 1:800 | 115 |
| Spain | 125 | 1:374,016 | 20,935 |
| Thailand | 104 | 1:679,215 | 113,538 |
| Northern Ireland | 96 | 1:19,219 | 2,384 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Barbados | 75 | 1:3,833 | 509 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 63 | 1:876 | 179 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56 | 1:2,012 | 390 |
| Japan | 54 | 1:2,367,487 | 29,899 |
| Namibia | 50 | 1:48,188 | 6,016 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Cyprus | 33 | 1:26,814 | 3,049 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| China | 30 | 1:45,577,386 | 2,472 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:3,433 | 731 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Ghana | 10 | 1:2,702,069 | 11,564 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| British Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:3,949 | 439 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Dominica | 6 | 1:12,648 | 426 |
| Montserrat | 6 | 1:824 | 139 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,649 | 1:1,927 | 258 |
| Wales | 437 | 1:3,589 | 240 |
| Scotland | 374 | 1:10,009 | 1,281 |
| Jersey | 23 | 1:2,256 | 373 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,118 | 1:7,055 | 889 |
The alternate forms: Järvis (130) are calculated separately.
Jarvis (13,910) may also be a first name.
Jarvis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gervase.' The initial 'g' ruled supreme at first, but 'j' in the end almost entirely monopolized the position. Gervas (which see), however, still exists. This name can be of Huguenot origin.
John fil. Gervacii, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Gervasii, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Stephen Gervcis, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry Gerveys, Norfolk, ibid.
Geruasius, et uxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Jerwas, 1370: ibid.
1560. Baptised — Elizabeth d. Edmond Jervice: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1662. Richard Chandler and Winifred Jervoise: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1729. Baptised — Jervoice, son of John Finch: St. Peter, Cornhill.
For Gervis, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Gervais or Gervase (spear, servant).
A broad pronunciation of Gervase.
Richard Gervasius, Norm. and N. Gervasius, 1180-95; Fulco G., 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Gerveis, Engl., c. 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From the French, Gervais; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
Taking Jarvis and the Francophone Gervase to be variants of the Eastern Scandinavian word for 'lake' as being Jarvi and in the plural or possessive form 'Jarvis'... both with an umlauted (diacretic)'a'... , Then Jarvis may be decomposed to Jar - vis. the word roots 'Jar' , 'Gar' and 'Gai' (and perhaps 'ger' as in anglo-saxon-ised 'German') all seem to relate to the idea of a 'spear', even in the African 'asse-gai', 'vis' is the origin of the anglo word for 'fish'. 'Lakes', the francophone (Latin-based) word for a 'Jarvi-s' would then seem to have it's roots, possibly, to describe the places to 'spear fish'..... the lakes of Finland and Estonia, and the shores of the Gulf of Finland where, in Estonia, the town of 'Jarvi' sits, being typically shallow and and the water clear. Especially, in salt water 'flat fish' abounded. Even in my youth on the North Norfolk coast, 'dabs' could be caught walking in shallow water at low tide and by viewing their outline in the sand spear them with a sharpened long stick, a spear.
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Jarvis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jarvis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jarvis (Arabic: جارفس, Hindi: जर्विस, Marathi: जरवीस) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Järvis. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jarvis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,995th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,432 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Jarvis are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 48,827th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 13,910 people.
The last name Jarvis is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 44,958 people, or 1 in 8,062. In The United States Jarvis is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Jarvis is found in 119 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Jarvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jarvis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jarvis last name rose 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jarvis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (39%) in Ireland and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Jarvis are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% registered with the party.
The amount Jarvis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 143.22% more than the national average, earning 841,725 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,753 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.79% more than the national average, earning R 313,176 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $21,538,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,087 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jarvis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jarvis in the Hindi language | ||
| जर्विस | jarvisa | - |
| Jarvis in the Marathi language | ||
| जरवीस | jaravisa | 33.33 |
| जारवीस | jaravisa | 33.33 |
| जरिवस | jarivasa | 33.33 |
| Jarvis in the Arabic language | ||
| جارفس | jarfs | - |
| جرفيس | jrfys | - |
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