Jarvis (name)
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Jarvis is a given name and English surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear".[1][2] Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.[3]
Surname[edit]
- Adrian Jarvis, rugby fly-half
- Affie Jarvis (1860–1933), Australian Test cricketer
- Al Jarvis, L.A. radio DJ; created "The World's Largest Make Believe Ballroom" music show in early 1930s.[4]
- Andrew Jarvis, American politician and restaurateur.
- Ann Jarvis (1832–1905), social activist, founder of Mother's Day holiday in the US
- Anna Jarvis (1864–1948), daughter of Ann Jarvis
- Bryce Jarvis, American baseball player
- Chris Jarvis, several people including:
- Chris Jarvis (actor), British actor
- Chris Jarvis (presenter), British presenter of children's television programmes
- Chris Jarvis (rower), Canadian Olympic rower
- Cosmo Jarvis, English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and filmmaker
- D. C. Jarvis (1881–1966), American physician from Vermont
- Dan Jarvis, British Labour MP, born 1972 in Nottingham
- Dave Jarvis, American college baseball coach
- David H. Jarvis (1862–1911), captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service
- Doug Jarvis, ice hockey forward
- Ene Järvis, Estonian actress
- Eugene Jarvis, game designer and programmer
- Francis Jarvis, rugby league footballer
- Frank Jarvis, athlete
- Fred Jarvis, retired British trade union leader
- Graham Jarvis, actor
- Gregory Jarvis (1944–1986), American astronaut killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
- George Jarvis (Philhellene), American philhellene
- Harwood Jarvis (1884–1936), Australian cricketer
- Howard Jarvis (1903–1986), American businessman, lobbyist, and politician; tax-revolt leader in California
- James C. Jarvis, for whom the USS Jarvis series of three ships were named
- Jeff Jarvis, American journalist
- John Jarvis, several people including:
- John Arthur Jarvis (1872–1933), swimmer
- John Wesley Jarvis (1781–1839), American painter
- Kevin Jarvis, baseball player
- Lewis Jarvis (1857–1938), British banker and cricketer
- Lyndall Jarvis, South African model
- Martin Jarvis, several people including:
- Martin Jarvis (actor), English actor
- Martin Jarvis (conductor), Australian conductor
- Matt Jarvis, English international footballer
- Mike Jarvis, men's basketball coach
- Nathaniel Jarvis, Welsh footballer
- Oliver Jarvis, British racing car driver
- Pat Jarvis several people including:
- Pat Jarvis (baseball), Major League Baseball player
- Pat Jarvis (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Paul Jarvis, English cricketer
- Peter Jarvis, American musician
- Piret Järvis, Estonian musician
- Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football
- Rebecca Jarvis, American financial journalist and former reality show contestant on The Apprentice
- Richard Jarvis (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Robert Jarvis (disambiguation)
- Robin Jarvis, novelist
- Roland Jarvis, fictional character and leader of the faction Enlightened in Ingress (game), an augmented reality game
- Rossi Jarvis, English footballer
- Ryan Jarvis, English footballer
- Samuel Jarvis (1792–1857), Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Upper Canada
- Sarah Jarvis (born 1962), English general practitioner
- Seth Jarvis (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sid Jarvis (1905–1994), English footballer
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis, US State Governor of North Carolina
- William Jarvis several people including:
- William Jarvis (merchant) (1770–1859), merchant, American diplomat and sheep rancher
- William Botsford Jarvis (1799–1864), Upper Canada political figure associated with the Rosedale and Yorkville neighbourhoods of Toronto
- William H. Jarvis (1930–2016), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
Given name[edit]
- Jarvis Astaire, British sports executive, former boxing promoter, and film producer
- Jarvis Blinn (1836–1862), Captain of 14th Connecticut Regiment Infantry's B Company
- Jarvis Brown, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (born 2001), American football player
- Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and frontman for the band Pulp
- Jarvis Giles, American football running back
- Jarvis Green, American football defensive end
- Jarvis Hayes, American professional basketball player
- Jarvis Hunt, American architect
- Jarvis Jenkins, American football defensive end
- Jarvis Johnson, elected official currently holding office as a District Council Member in the city of Houston, Texas District B
- Jarvis Jones, American football linebacker
- Jarvis Kenrick, English association football (soccer) player
- Jarvis Landry, American football wide receiver
- Jarvis Lang, American professional basketball player
- Jarvis Lord (1816–1887), American politician from New York
- Jarvis Lorry, fictional character in A Tale of Two Cities
- Jarvis Lynch, Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps
- Jarvis Moss, American football defensive end
- Jarvis Offutt (1894–1918), aviator from Omaha, Nebraska, who died in World War I
- Jarvis W. Pike (1795–1854), first mayor of Columbus, Ohio
- Jarvis Redwine, American college and professional football player
- Jarvis Tatum, Major League Baseball center fielder
- Jarvis Tyner, American politician
- Jarvis Varnado, college basketball player
- Jarvis Williams (defensive back), American football safety
- Jarvis Williams (wide receiver), American football wide receiver
- Jarvis T. Wright (1830–1886), American businessman and politician
References[edit]
- ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 171. ISBN 9780788404566.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
- ^ "Surname Database: Jervis Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2014). From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs. McFarland. p. 198. ISBN 9780786477579. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
See also[edit]
This page lists people with the surname Jarvis.
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