How common is the surname Jervis?

1,572 people in the United States had the surname Jervis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,403 Americans. It ranked 17,809th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jervis?

Robert Jervis, American political scientist (1940–2021).

Where is the surname Jervis most common?

Wikidata records people named Jervis in the United States.

How do you pronounce Jervis?

Jervis is /ˈdʒɑːvɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Jervis getting more or less common?

More common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,572 in 2010, up 8.6%.

Is Jervis also a first name?

Yes. Jervis 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 Jervis

A surname, carried by 1,572 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdʒɑːvɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex J612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jervis is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

A spelling variant of Jarvis, from Gervase.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,572 people named Jervis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 196,403 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,448.

#17,809

rank among US surnames

1,572

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,823)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,809	Treanor	1,572	196,403
#17,818	Majka	1,571	196,528

Who is named Jervis

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

78% of people named Jervis identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jerviss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Jervis
American political scientist (1940–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jervis

Jarvis

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

Questions

Where does the surname Jervis come from?: A spelling variant of Jarvis, from Gervase.
How common is the surname Jervis?: 1,572 people in the United States had the surname Jervis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,403 Americans. It ranked 17,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jervis?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Jervis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jervis?: Robert Jervis, American political scientist (1940–2021).
Where is the surname Jervis most common?: Wikidata records people named Jervis in the United States.
How do you pronounce Jervis?: Jervis is /ˈdʒɑːvɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Jervis getting more or less common?: More common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,572 in 2010, up 8.6%.
Is Jervis also a first name?: Yes. Jervis 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.