How common is the surname Travis?

34,985 people in the United States had the surname Travis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,825 Americans. It ranked 998th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Travis?

Nancy Travis, American actress, followed by Scott Travis.

Where is the surname Travis most common?

Wikidata records people named Travis in the United States and North Macedonia.

How do you pronounce Travis?

Travis is /ˈtɹævɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Travis getting more or less common?

More common. 33,339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,985 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Travis also a first name?

Yes. Travis 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 Travis

An occupational surname, carried by 34,985 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɹævɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex T612 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). Travis is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

From an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse. Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.

Travis is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,985 people named Travis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,825 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 33,339.

#998

rank among US surnames

34,985

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#989	Mayo	35,228	8,764
#990	Branch	35,225	8,765
#991	Hendrix	35,194	8,773
#992	Rollins	35,132	8,788
#993	Rowland	35,121	8,791
#994	Whitney	35,118	8,792
#995	Duke	35,053	8,808

Who is named Travis

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

73% of people named Travis identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Traviss

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nancy Travis
American actress, born 1961
Scott Travis
American drummer, born 1961
William B. Travis
Alamo commander and defender (1809–1836)
Doris Eaton Travis
American singer, dancer, actress, rancher (1904–2010)
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician, 1917–1983
Stacey Travis
American actress, born 1966
June Travis
American actress (1914-2008)
Romeo Travis
American basketball player, born 1984
Neil Travis
American film and television editor (1936-2012)
Richard Travis
American actor (1913-1989)
Abby Travis
American bassist, born 1969
Nick Travis
American jazz musician (1925-1964)

Notable Traviss come mostly from the United States (12) and North Macedonia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Travis

Travieso

Travis has the Soundex code T612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T612.

Questions

Where does the surname Travis come from?: From an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse. Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.
How common is the surname Travis?: 34,985 people in the United States had the surname Travis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,825 Americans. It ranked 998th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Travis?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Travis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Travis?: Nancy Travis, American actress, followed by Scott Travis.
Where is the surname Travis most common?: Wikidata records people named Travis in the United States and North Macedonia.
How do you pronounce Travis?: Travis is /ˈtɹævɪs/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Travis?: Travis is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Travis getting more or less common?: More common. 33,339 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,985 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Travis also a first name?: Yes. Travis 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.