Traviss: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

A Traviss ancestor may well appear as Travis in earlier records. Read literally, Traviss points to “Toll collector at a crossing”.

Traviss adds a patronymic ending to Travis, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Traves.

There is no single Traviss family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Traviss report, with a museum-style coat of arms.