# Jarvis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jarvis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 35,350 |
| US rank (2010) | 985 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,734 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (34,050 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɑɹvɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Jervis |

## Etymology

A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jarvis in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jarvis in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Antigua and Barbuda.

## People named Jarvis

- Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (1944-1986)
- Frank Jarvis, American athlete, Olympic medalist (1878–1933)
- Judith Jarvis Thomson, American philosopher (1929-2020)
- Cosmo Jarvis, British actor and musician
- Martin Jarvis, British actor
- Ann Jarvis, American activist (1832–1905)
- John Wesley Jarvis, American artist (1781-1839)
- Felton Jarvis, American record producer, singer (1934–1981)
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American politician (1836–1915)
- Rebecca Jarvis, American TV journalist and ABC News correspondent
- Eugene Jarvis, American game designer and game programmer
- Jeff Jarvis, American journalist

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Jervis.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.