Last Name JARVIS

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Meaning The son of Gervase. The initial 'g' ruled supreme at first, but 'j' in the end almost entirely monopolized the position. Gervas, however, still exists.
Origin English, French, Greek, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, Zimbabwean

Rank 939 (2000 US census) 884 (1990 US census)
Count 34,050 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.02%, or 29630 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.4%, or 2860 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.45%, or 153 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.5%, or 170 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.69%, or 575 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.94%, or 661 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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