Jervis is a variant of the name Jarvis. It derives from the personal name Gervase; the element geri meaning spear. Other spellings of the name include Jervoise, and Gervis.
Given name
- Jervis Burdick (1889–1962), American track and field athlete
- Jervis Drummond (born 1976), Costa Rican footballer
- Jervis Johnson, games designer for Games Workshop, Nottingham
- Jervis McEntee (1828–1891), American painter
Surname
- Billy Jervis (born 1942), English former professional footballer
- Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1767–1859)
- Jake Jervis (born 1991), English footballer
- John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735–1823), admiral in the Royal Navy
- John B. Jervis (1795–1885), American railroad engineer
- Richie Jervis (born 1976), English cricketer
- Robert Jervis (1940–2021), professor of international affairs at Columbia University
- Simon Swynfen Jervis (born 9 January 1943), art historian
- Thomas Jervis (judge) (1770–1838), English judge
- William Jervis (cricketer, born 1827) (1827–1909), English lawyer and cricketer
- William Jervis (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1920), English cricketer
- Alex Jervis (carpenter born 1990)
See also
References
- Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 171.
- 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.
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