Tarver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Tarver family

The surname Tarver was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), in the village of Tarves in Buchan. "Thomas Tarwas, abbot of Paisley, died in 1459. Thomas Tarvass was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1502 and Alexander Tarvass in 1504." 1

Early History of the Tarver family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tarver research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1459, 1502, 1504, 1544, 1826 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Tarver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tarver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tarves, Tarwas, Tarvass, Terwes, Tarve, Tarver and many more.

Early Notables of the Tarver family

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Tarver Ranking

In the United States, the name Tarver is the 3,581^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2

Tarver migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tarver Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Tarver, who landed in Maryland in 1650 3

Tarver Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Tarver, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1749

Tarver Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adelaide Tarver, aged 30, who settled in America from London, in 1903
Andrew C. Tarver, aged 23, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1905
Frederick W. Tarver, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Long Eaton, England, in 1912
Edward Tarver, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Francis H.C. Tarver, aged 55, who settled in America from London, England, in 1920
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Contemporary Notables of the name Tarver (post 1700) +

Edward Jerome Tarver (1959-2024), American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
Quindon Tarver (b. 1982), American singer, best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Gregory Williams "Greg" Tarver Sr., (b. 1946), American businessman and Democratic politician in Shreveport, Louisiana
W. A. Tarver, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928 4
T. C. Tarver, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912 4
Malcolm Connor Tarver (1885-1960), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1909-12; Member of Georgia State Senate, 1913-14; Superior Court Judge in Georgia, 1917-26 4
Greg Tarver, American politician, Member of Louisiana State Senate 4
Linda Lee Tarver, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2008; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2012 4
Edward Tarver, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008 4
Charles E. Tarver, American politician, Member of Georgia State Senate, 1950 4
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html