Gervais

in District Of Columbia

There are 3 people with the last name "Gervais" in District Of Columbia.

Ranking in District Of Columbia

Name	Rank
Gervais	15,812

is 15,808th most common Gershkoff
is 15,809th most common Gershowitz
is 15,810th most common Gerstenzang
is 15,811th most common Gerth
is 15,812th most common Gervais
is 15,813th most common Gerver
is 15,814th most common Gesell
is 15,815th most common Gessert
is 15,816th most common Getaneh

Meaning & History

Gervais

French: from the Norman personal name Gervase, of disputed etymology. The name was borne by a certain St. Gervasius, around whom a cult grew up following the discovery of his remains in Milan in 386.

FOREBEARS A family Gervais from Bordeaux was in Quebec city by 1665; another bearer of the name, from La Rochelle, went to Quebec city in 1669; one from Normandy was in Île d’Orléans by 1672; one from Paris had removed to Montreal by 1676; and one from Brittany had settled in Quebec city by 1697.