Gervis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gervis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gervis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 17
Living On Own Means 5
Domestic Servant 4
Cook Domestic 3
Labourer Agricultural 3
General Domestic Servant 3
General Labourer 3
Coachman 2
Labourer 2
French Polisher 2
Farmer 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Blacksmith 2
Tailoress 1
General Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Monger 1
Needlewoman 1
Nurse 1
Roman Catholic Non 1
School Mistress 1
Nursemaid Domestic Servant 1
Physician 1
Driver In The 2nd Field Battery Royal Artillery 1
Farm Servant 1

Gervis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Greaves 57% 61,638
2 Groves 50% 55,517
3 Graves 50% 34,701
4 Grieves 43% 4,346
5 Greeves 57% 3,658
6 Greves 50% 2,031
7 Gervis 100% 1,055
8 Garvis 83% 704
9 Grooves 43% 535
10 Grives 50% 450
11 Greives 57% 269
12 Gravis 67% 191
13 Gervase 71% 163
14 Garves 67% 154

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The surname Gervis is the 7th most popular variant of Greaves.

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