Travis Surname

10,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Travis Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. the French 'de la traverse,' from residence beside a crossway, a point where roads met. Oddly enough, I have no early instance to show, but the origin is unmistakable. The full form Traverse is found at Rainhill, Liverpool.

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Travis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,1591:8,208971
England5,5851:9,9761,472
Canada1,9271:19,1212,675
Australia1,0871:24,8353,392
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
Liberia1621:27,2132,628
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Israel441:194,49219,021
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
France261:2,554,720189,486
India231:33,350,669396,143
Guam211:7,6251,143
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
China131:105,178,5825,529
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Austria91:946,15970,786
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4961:6,9721,078
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0461:7,127901

Travis (272,054) may also be a first name.

Travis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. the French 'de la traverse,' from residence beside a crossway, a point where roads met. Oddly enough, I have no early instance to show, but the origin is unmistakable. The full form Traverse is found at Rainhill, Liverpool. The intermediate stage between Traverse and Travis is seen in such an entry as this:

1640. Baptised — Cordwell Traverse, son of Phillip Travesse: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Walter de Travers, 1219: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Hugh Travers, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nigel Travers, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Robertus Trauers, 1379: T. Yorkshire p. '52.

1578. Ann Travis, or Travers, of Burtonwood: Wills at Chester.

1614. James Travis, of Burtonwood: ibid.

1609. Elizabeth Travers, of Bold: ibid.

1614. Elizabeth Travis, of Bold, widow: ibid.

This is proof beyond question that Travis or Traviss is a corruption of Travers or Traverse.

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

Weak forms of Travers(e, q.v. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries the same individual is often called indifferently ‘Travers’ and ‘Travis’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) Variants of Travers, q.v.

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

From the French, Travers; a personal name in the Domesday Book, Travers.

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

Travis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Travis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Travis (Arabic: ترافس) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Travis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,417th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 134,737 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Travis reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,858th most common first name on earth, borne by 272,054 people.

The surname Travis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 44,159 people, or 1 in 8,208. In The United States Travis is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Travis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Travis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Travis last name expanded 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,090 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Travis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Travis surname is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Travis are 11.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Travis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 79.41% more than the national average, earning 620,895 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.5% more than the national average, earning R 348,132 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $51,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Traviss92678/
Travise9255/
Traveis9244/
Travies9222/
Treavis9220/
Travish9216/
Travais924/
Travist922/
Traivis921/
Traavis920/
Travois920/
Thravis920/
Travi911,144/
Treavish863/
Thravies861/
Traveise860/
Travisse860/
Traves831,727/
Trevis831,042/
Trabis83168/
Travih8350/
Travit8324/
Traviz8318/
Trovis8312/
Travie8310/
Travid838/
Travai835/
Trawis835/
Travic834/
Través834/
Travui831/
Travio831/
Travès831/
Travistch801/
Thraves77712/
Treviss7779/
Travess7773/
Trabish7765/
Travitt7739/
Travest7729/
Trabits7713/
Travice778/
Trevies777/
Traivai776/
Travaid776/
Travets775/
Travich773/
Trampis772/
Trevois772/
Traisue772/
Traivit771/
Traiwes771/
Treaves770/
Trevais770/
Travese770/
Traivic770/
Traives770/
Trovist770/
Trave731,788/
Trabi731,047/
Trava73751/
Trawi7369/
Travé7365/
Trovi7321/
Travy736/
Travè731/
Treyvish715/
Treivish713/
Trampisz712/
Traubish712/
Traviche711/
Trouvais711/
Travaggi711/
Traisuea711/
Travesse710/
Treavitt710/
Traver677,204/
Travez672,696/
Treves671,131/
Traibi67917/
Travet67404/
Trabih67154/
Trampisch67101/
Trabes6780/
Trabitsch6758/
Trèves6727/
Travee6720/
Trobis6719/
Trovei6712/
Trabai6710/
Trovit679/
Treviz678/
Travea677/
Trawih676/
Trauve676/
Traiwi676/
Troves675/
Travoy675/
Trawic675/
Travoa674/
Trabys674/
Trabui672/
Travey672/
Traved672/
Travec672/
Trahbi672/
Trabhi672/
Treava671/
Trovic671/
Trowis671/
Threabits671/
Traiwe671/
Trabés671/
Travay671/
Travéz671/
Traïbi671/
Trêves671/
Travex671/
Traabi671/
Traubi671/
Treave670/
Treavy670/
Trabei670/

Travis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Travis in the Arabic language
ترافسtrafs-

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Travis Reference & Research

Travis DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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