Tarvis

Tarvis Meaning & Origin

About Tarvis
The surname Tarvis is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Turf," meaning "thick grass" or "turf," and the suffix "-is," which denotes "son of." Therefore, Tarvis is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Turf." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with turf or had some association with it.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tarvis is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tarvis: 176
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 102,197
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tarvis based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tarvis is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRFS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T06102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA1 R V IH0 S
🌐 IPA
/tarvis*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T612

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tarvis in Braille

Here's how to represent Tarvis in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tarvis in braille

How to sign the name Tarvis using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tarvis using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tarvis in sign language

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