How common is the surname Jarvis?

35,350 people in the United States had the surname Jarvis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,734 Americans. It ranked 985th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jarvis?

Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (1944-1986), followed by Frank Jarvis.

Where is the surname Jarvis most common?

Wikidata records people named Jarvis in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Jarvis?

Jarvis is /ˈd͡ʒɑɹvɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Jarvis getting more or less common?

More common. 34,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,350 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Jarvis also a first name?

Yes. Jarvis is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jarvis

An English patronymic surname, carried by 35,350 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɑɹvɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex J612 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jarvis is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.

Jarvis is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,350 people named Jarvis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,734 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,050.

#985

rank among US surnames

35,350

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #939)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#976	Hester	35,642	8,662
#977	Proctor	35,636	8,664
#978	Lu	35,628	8,666
#979	Hinton	35,606	8,671
#980	Novak	35,461	8,707
#981	Good	35,446	8,710
#982	Madden	35,438	8,712

Who is named Jarvis

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

85% of people named Jarvis identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jarviss

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1989
Martin Jarvis
British actor, born 1941
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, born 1981
Eugene Jarvis
American game designer and game programmer, born 1955
Jeff Jarvis
American journalist, born 1954

Notable Jarviss come mostly from the United States (12), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Jervis

Surnames that sound like Jarvis

Jervis

Jarvis has the Soundex code J612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J612.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jarvis come from?: A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.
How common is the surname Jarvis?: 35,350 people in the United States had the surname Jarvis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,734 Americans. It ranked 985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jarvis?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Jarvis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jarvis?: Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (1944-1986), followed by Frank Jarvis.
Where is the surname Jarvis most common?: Wikidata records people named Jarvis in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Jarvis?: Jarvis is /ˈd͡ʒɑɹvɪs/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Jarvis?: Jarvis is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jarvis getting more or less common?: More common. 34,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,350 in 2010, up 3.8%.
What are other spellings of Jarvis?: Jervis.
Is Jarvis also a first name?: Yes. Jarvis is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.