Garves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garves family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer About 8 Acres 1
Farmers Son 1
Assistant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Teacher Of The Clapies 1

Garves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greaves 57% 61,638
2 Groves 67% 55,517
3 Graves 67% 34,701
4 Grieves 57% 4,346
5 Greeves 57% 3,658
6 Greves 67% 2,031
7 Gervis 67% 1,055
8 Garvis 83% 704
9 Grooves 57% 535
10 Grives 67% 450
11 Greives 57% 269
12 Gravis 50% 191
13 Gervase 57% 163
14 Garves 100% 154

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The surname Garves is the 14th most popular variant of Greaves.

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