Jarvis Surname

5,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

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.

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Jarvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,9581:8,062955
England25,2591:2,206269
Australia8,4301:3,202446
Canada6,7051:5,495801
South Africa1,3901:38,9775,018
Wales1,3621:2,272243
New Zealand1,2491:3,626567
Scotland8931:5,995967
Antigua and Barbuda6361:15620
France3511:189,23929,444
Trinidad and Tobago3071:4,443726
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Guyana1861:4,098735
Panama1571:24,9191,550
United States Virgin Islands1381:800115
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Northern Ireland961:19,2192,384
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Barbados751:3,833509
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Saint Kitts and Nevis631:876179
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines561:2,012390
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Belgium401:287,41633,962
India371:20,731,497300,213
Nicaragua371:162,7322,305
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
China301:45,577,3862,472
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Isle of Man251:3,433731
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Jersey241:4,133843
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Finland181:305,37222,464
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Ghana101:2,702,06911,564
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Norway91:571,36544,190
British Virgin Islands81:3,949439
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Dominica61:12,648426
Montserrat61:824139
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tonga11:107,313791
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,6491:1,927258
Wales4371:3,589240
Scotland3741:10,0091,281
Jersey231:2,256373
Guernsey71:4,665827
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1181:7,055889

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Gervis, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Gervais or Gervase (spear, servant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A broad pronunciation of Gervase.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard Gervasius, Norm. and N. Gervasius, 1180-95; Fulco G., 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Gerveis, Engl., c. 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Gervais; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Järvis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarvis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,995th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 77,432 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Jarvis reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 48,827th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13,910 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 44,958 people, or 1 in 8,062. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 119 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Jarvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jarvis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jarvis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jarvis last name is primarily Anglican (39%) in Ireland and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Jarvis last name are 14.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Järvis94130/
Jarvais92197/
Jarvies92142/
Jarvise9229/
Jarveis9219/
Hjarvis929/
Jearvis924/
Jarviss923/
Jarvist921/
Jarvish921/
Jarvois921/
Jarrvis920/
Jarvi911,735/
Jarvaise8612/
Jearvies862/
Jarrvais861/
Jarvie834,139/
Sarvis832,254/
Jarvio831,090/
Harvis83216/
Carvis83104/
Jarvei8377/
Jaruis8350/
Zarvis8350/
Yarvis8349/
Jarbis8332/
Jarves8330/
Jarvid8326/
Jarviz839/
Jarwis837/
Jarvic834/
Jarvix833/
Jorvis832/
Jarvui832/
Jiarvi831/
Jarvisová802/
Charvis77150/
Jarvest7761/
Jarvice7733/
Harvish7731/
Sarviss7726/
Carvish7725/
Harvais7718/
Sarvies7718/
Carvais7718/
Harvois7716/
Harvist777/
Zarvish772/
Sarvish771/
Jarvees771/
Harveis771/
Jarruis771/
Jourvis771/
Sarvois771/
Jarvess770/
Gearvis770/
Jarvoys770/
Harviss770/
Earviss770/
Jorvise770/
Sarvi732,091/
Jarva73742/
Jarbi73297/
Jarve73228/
Yarvi73166/
Jarwi73127/
Carvi7390/
Zarvi7319/
Jarvy739/
Jarui734/
Jorvi733/
Earvi731/
Charvais7131/
Dzharvis714/
Hoijarvi713/
Ujharuis711/
Jarvoice710/
Scarvish710/
Jarvey67453/
Harves67222/
Tjarve67159/
Jarboi67146/
Corvis67123/
Carves6795/
Saruis6795/
Harwis6791/
Zarbis6780/
Sarves6752/
Sarvai6752/
Harbis6743/
Harviš6742/
Jarvet6734/
Zarvyi6732/
Jarver6728/
Sarvie6724/
Sarvei6723/
Zarvie6714/
Järves6714/
Jaarva6713/
Sarwis6712/
Zarves6711/
Jiarui6710/
Yarves678/
Jarvay677/
Jarwoi676/
Jorvid676/
Carvai675/
Jarved675/
Saurvi674/
Sarvhi674/
Jorvii674/
Sarviz674/
Carvic673/
Sorvis672/
Horvis672/
Jairbi672/
Haruis672/
Carviz672/
Jorves672/
Zaruis672/
Zarvic672/
Carvès672/
Jarvez672/
Sairvi671/
Carvahais671/
Jarbai671/
Jarbes671/
Jearva671/
Johrvi671/
Joruis671/
Harvys671/
Yarvio671/
Scarvi671/
Jourvi671/
Jorbis671/
Yorvis671/
Sarvoi671/
Jorvic671/
Jarbui671/
Hjarbi671/
Jajrwi671/
Jarvee670/
Yarbis670/

Jarvis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jarvis in the Hindi language
जर्विसjarvisa-
Jarvis in the Marathi language
जरवीसjaravisa33.33
जारवीसjaravisa33.33
जरिवसjarivasa33.33
Jarvis in the Arabic language
جارفسjarfs-
جرفيسjrfys-

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