Tarvas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Tarvas family

The surname Tarvas 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 Tarvas family

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

Tarvas Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Tarvas family

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Migration of the Tarvas family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Tarver, who sailed to Maryland in 1650; John Tarver, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1749; as well as James Tarvers, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1817..

Sources +

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)