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

Servance, 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 Servance surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Servance in America

Servance is the 85357th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Servance surname appeared 219 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 Servance.

We can also compare 2010 data for Servance 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 Servance

The surname Servance originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "servant," which means "servant" or "attendant." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a servant or attendant in a noble household or a member of the clergy.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Servance can be found in medieval French records and manuscripts from the 12th and 13th centuries. One notable example is a reference to a Jehan Servance in the records of the Abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris, dated around 1220.

In the 14th century, the surname Servance appears to have spread to other regions of France, particularly in the northern and central parts of the country. There are records of individuals bearing this name in places like Normandy, Picardy, and the Île-de-France region.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Servance surname was Pierre Servance, a French nobleman who lived in the late 14th century. He was a knight and landowner in the village of Servance, located in the Champagne region of northeastern France. It is possible that the surname may have originated from this place name, although the connection is not definitively established.

In the 15th century, the Servance family gained prominence in the city of Dijon, in the Burgundy region of eastern France. A notable member of this branch was Jacques Servance (c. 1435-1501), a wealthy merchant and financier who served as a counselor to the Dukes of Burgundy.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Servance surname continued to be found throughout various parts of France, with bearers of the name involved in various professions, including the clergy, law, and military. One notable figure from this period was François Servance (1570-1638), a French jurist and author who wrote several legal treatises.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Servance family settled in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti). One member of this branch, Louis Servance (1745-1820), was a plantation owner and played a role in the Haitian Revolution.

Other notable individuals with the surname Servance include Marie-Thérèse Servance (1799-1876), a French novelist and writer, and Émile Servance (1858-1932), a French painter and illustrator known for his works depicting rural life in the Normandy region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Servance

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

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 Servance 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 Servance 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 Servance was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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