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
Scholar 5
Indoor Farm Servant 2
Labourer 2
Chair Maker 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Master Mariner 1
Railway Servant 1
Wine Merchants Clerk & Insurance Agent 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Master Hatter Employing 1 Man And 1 Boy 1
Engine Fitter Labourer 1
Farm Servant 1
Nurse 1
Greenwich Naval Pensioner 1
Boy 1st Class 1
Furnaceman Fireman 1
General Servant 1
Pearl Button Maker 1
Needle Scamer 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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