Jarvis Family History
Jarvis Name Meaning
English: from the Norman personal name Gervase, composed of
the Germanic element gari, ger ‘spear’ + a second
element of uncertain meaning and original form. The name was borne by
a saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of
the patrons of Milan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Jarvis Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Jarvis families
 196 - 390  66 - 195 |
 1 - 65  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jarvis families
|
1,053 - 2,103 352 - 1,052 |
1 - 351 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Jarvis families
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45 - 87 16 - 44 |
1 - 15 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Jarvis Family Origin
Jarvis Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Jarvis Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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