Garvis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garvis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garvis family

Profession Census Frequency
Daughter Of Pilot 3
Labourer 2
Carpenter 1
Dress Maker 1
Eartheware Dealer 1
Farm House Servant 1
School Mistress 1
Pilot 1
Son Of Pilot 1
Wife Of Pilot 1
House Servant 1
Pauper Late Agricultural Labourer 1
Bricklayer 1
Femner 1
Professor Of Dancing 1
Prussia 1
Retaired Farmer 1
Boot Shoe Maker 1
Coal Minor 1
File Monger 1
Labourer In Fields 1
Proprietor Of House 1

Garvis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greaves 43% 61,638
2 Groves 50% 55,517
3 Graves 50% 34,701
4 Grieves 43% 4,346
5 Greeves 43% 3,658
6 Greves 50% 2,031
7 Gervis 83% 1,055
8 Garvis 100% 704
9 Grooves 43% 535
10 Grives 50% 450
11 Greives 43% 269
12 Gravis 67% 191
13 Gervase 57% 163
14 Garves 83% 154

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The surname Garvis is the 8th most popular variant of Greaves.

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