How common is the surname Gervais?

5,233 people in the United States had the surname Gervais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,000 Americans. It ranked 6,488th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gervais?

Ricky Gervais, British comedian.

Where is the surname Gervais most common?

Wikidata records people named Gervais in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Gervais?

Gervais is /dʒəˈveɪz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gervais getting more or less common?

More common. 4,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,233 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Gervais

A French surname, carried by 5,233 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dʒəˈveɪz/ 2 syllables Soundex G612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gervais is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Gervais, from Latin Gervasius.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,233 people named Gervais in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,000 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,935.

#6,488

rank among US surnames

5,233

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #6,350)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,483	Child	5,237	58,955
#6,484	Broom	5,236	58,966
#6,486	Kile	5,234	58,988
#6,488	Gervais	5,233	59,000

Who is named Gervais

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Gervais identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gervaiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ricky Gervais
British comedian, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gervais

Gervais has the Soundex code G612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G612.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gervais come from?: Borrowed from French Gervais, from Latin Gervasius.
How common is the surname Gervais?: 5,233 people in the United States had the surname Gervais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,000 Americans. It ranked 6,488th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gervais?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gervais identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gervais?: Ricky Gervais, British comedian.
Where is the surname Gervais most common?: Wikidata records people named Gervais in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Gervais?: Gervais is /dʒəˈveɪz/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gervais getting more or less common?: More common. 4,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,233 in 2010, up 6.0%.