Gervis Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Gervis is a branch of the Jarvis name tree. The family name meaning is “From Gervase”, the same as for Jarvis.

Related forms: Jervis. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Gervis is listed among the recognised spellings of Jarvis.

Names that sound alike, such as Gervais, are easily confused in old records.

Arms linked to Jarvis and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Gervis report, with a museum-style coat of arms.