Garnett Forename

77,283rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,039 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Garnett Forename Definition:

(m., f.) the best-known example of this name is General Sir Garnet (later 1st Viscount) Wolseley (1833-1913), who had his name from his father, who had it from a great- uncle, Dr John Garnett, Bishop of Clogher. The surname Garnet and Garnett came from the christian name Garnet, apparently a diminutive in -et of the common Anglo-Norman name Guarin (Warren).

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Garnett Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
65%
 
5,1751:70,0553,511
Jamaica-7521:3,834682
Canada
100%
2891:114,6485,524
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
South Africa
93%
 
2181:250,15015,028
England
94%
 
1001:556,02911,378
Bahamas-611:6,547958
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
321:42,5444,004
Philippines
57%
 
281:3,786,05370,966
Liberia
100%
161:275,7548,947
Zimbabwe
100%
151:1,028,25436,015
Guyana
100%
141:54,5194,997
Wales
100%
131:238,0244,015
Australia-121:1,138,13512,831
Scotland
100%
81:668,7967,564
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Nicaragua
50%
 
71:859,76211,907
China-61:227,675,96474,319
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Malaysia
50%
 
21:15,224,970260,513
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620

Garnett (26,358) may also be a surname.

Garnett Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(m., f.) the best-known example of this name is General Sir Garnet (later 1st Viscount) Wolseley (1833-1913), who had his name from his father, who had it from a great- uncle, Dr John Garnett, Bishop of Clogher. The surname Garnet and Garnett came from the christian name Garnet, apparently a diminutive in -et of the common Anglo-Norman name Guarin (Warren). Garnet is now also sometimes a girl’s name (cf. Ruby, Pearl, &c.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: Demanded in battle.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Garnett Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnette931,055/
Garrnett936/
Garnnett933/
Garnettt932/
Garneett931/
Garnetts931/
Gaurnett931/
Garnet9215,454/
Arnett921,627/
Garnnette885/
Gharnette882/
Garrnette881/
Arnette862,161/
Garneth86235/
Harnett8629/
Earnett8628/
Garnnet8613/
Gernett8612/
Gornett8612/
Garnete8611/
Garnest866/
Gharnet863/
Garneet862/
Gaarnet862/
Garrnet862/
Gaurnet862/
Garnets861/
Garniet861/
Aurnett861/
Arnetth861/
Arnetts861/
Arnnett861/
Hgarnet861/
Garnedt861/
Garnitt861/
Arnet83637/
Garne83116/
Earnette8030/
Arnnette8015/
Harnette8015/
Arrnette805/
Gharneth804/
Garnieth803/
Arneatte802/
Aarnette802/
Airnette802/
Gornette802/
Garneith801/
Garnytte801/
Garrnete801/
Gornnett801/
Gernnett801/
Aurnette801/
Airenett801/
Garner772,439/
Arnest772,260/
Arneth77337/
Garnie77305/
Arnete77256/
Garney77208/
Arneet77162/
Harnet77121/
Garnes7743/
Earnet7741/
Ornett7729/
Gernet7716/
Garnit7710/
Gornet779/
Garnee775/
Arnget775/
Arnitt775/
Arnnet774/
Garnez773/
Garnne773/
Gharne773/
Arrnet773/
Garned773/
Garnei773/
Ngarne772/
Arniet772/
Argnet772/
Garnea772/
Gaarne771/
Arnedt771/
Arneit771/
Arnets771/
Arnetë771/
Arnhet771/
Airnet771/
Garneh771/
Arennette753/
Gournette753/
Earnesttt751/
Earnnette751/
Earnest7140,551/
Harneet712,707/
Ornette71190/
Arneste7150/
Gayrene7126/
Garnait7125/
Garness7123/
Harnest7122/
Garnesh7119/
Arnesht7118/
Gerneth7112/
Gorneth7112/
Garnith7112/
Airnest7111/
Harneth7110/
Garenne7110/
Garnedd719/
Arnneth718/
Hornett716/
Garnnie715/
Arneith714/
Argnest714/
Garynne714/
Garngit714/
Aarnest713/
Earneth713/
Gairene713/
Harnnet713/
Garnite713/
Garnner713/
Arnecht713/
Ngharne713/
Arnitte712/
Arnnete712/
Arneath712/
Arnesst712/
Arneths712/
Earneat712/
Garinne712/
Gharner712/
Gharnie712/
Airneth711/
Garniey711/
Garnher711/
Garniea711/
Harrnet711/
Gorneet711/
Gernitt711/
Gaurner711/
Gharney711/
Gharnit711/
Earnets711/
Earnezt711/
Aurnest711/
Argnete711/
Arnnest711/
D'Arnet711/
Cgarner711/
Airrnet711/
Airenet711/
Ahrneth711/
Hharnet711/
Gairnes711/
Harniet711/
Gargnie711/
Harnete711/
Aarniet711/
Arrnest711/
Arnests711/
Garni67566/
Garna67343/
Arnit67251/
Ornet6788/
Arned6761/
Hornette6758/
Garny6718/
Gorne6717/
Earneste676/
Hearnest675/
Garinnie675/
Harneeth675/
Aarnesht673/
Arnnethe673/
Easrnest672/
Earnnest672/
Garienne672/
Gairnite671/
Garenneh671/
Harneste671/
Gayrenee671/
Gharnesh671/
Gharnieh671/
Earrnest671/
Eatrnest671/
Earnests671/
Airneste671/
Arginnet671/
Aurinnet671/
Garné671/
Harnecht671/
Airenete671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garnett