Origins of the Jarvis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 270North West 356Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1316East Midlands 610West Midlands 685East 1748London 3404South East 1783South West 692South Wales 135Mid Wales 21West WalesNorth Wales 198Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jarvises lived in london

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    16,000 Jarvis Travel & migration records
    130,000 Jarvises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jarvis

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    292nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Jarvis surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Jarvis first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Jarvises

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Jarvises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    561

    Domestic Servant

    345

    Laundress

    328

    General Servant Domestic

    320

    General Servant

    245

    Commmon male occupations for Jarvises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    837

    General Labourer

    558

    Coal Miner

    439

    Farm Labourer

    438

    Carpenter

    423

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