Find out how popular the last name Jarvi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jarvi.

Jarvi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jarvi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jarvi in America

Jarvi is the 21173rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jarvi surname appeared 1,240 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jarvi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jarvi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jarvi

The surname Jarvi has its origins in Finland, where it has been recorded since at least the 16th century. It is derived from the Finnish word "järvi," which means "lake." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived near or by a lake.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jarvi can be found in the parish records of Hämeenkyrö, a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Western Finland. In 1589, a man named Olavi Jarvi was mentioned in these records.

The surname Jarvi is also closely linked to the Finnish place name "Järvenpää," which literally translates to "lake headland." This town, located in the Uusimaa region of southern Finland, was first mentioned in historical documents in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, a notable individual bearing the surname Jarvi was Eerikki Jarvi, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Sääksmäki, near the town of Valkeakoski. He was born around 1620 and died in 1687.

Another early bearer of the name Jarvi was Jaakko Jarvi, a soldier who fought in the Finnish War of 1808-1809 against Russia. He was born in 1778 in the town of Ruovesi, located in the Pirkanmaa region.

During the 19th century, the surname Jarvi became more widely spread throughout Finland. One notable figure from this period was Juho Jarvi, a journalist and writer who was born in 1871 in the town of Joroinen, in the Eastern Finland region. He worked for several newspapers and published several books on Finnish history and culture.

In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Jarvi was Armas Jarvi, a Finnish composer and conductor. He was born in 1886 in the town of Viipuri (now part of Russia) and is best known for his orchestral works and film scores. He died in 1948 in Helsinki.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jarvi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jarvi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jarvi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jarvi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jarvi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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