Garmory Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Garmory Surname Definition:

This name is used in the Stewartry as a curtailed form of Montgomery (Frew, The parish of Urr, p. 84). Robert Germurie was an inhabitant of the parish of Cross-Michael in 1684 and John Germurie was charged with being a disorderly person there (RPC.

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Garmory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Garmory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is used in the Stewartry as a curtailed form of Montgomery (Frew, The parish of Urr, p. 84). Robert Germurie was an inhabitant of the parish of Cross-Michael in 1684 and John Germurie was charged with being a disorderly person there (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 574,582). Garmury is an eighteenth century form (Kirkcudbright), and Samuel Garmory is recorded in Drumgans in 1793 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Garmory Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garmory Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Garmory is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garmory? popularity and diffusion

Garmory is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Garmory reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Garmory is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found and Merseyside, where 13 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Garmory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garmory has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Garmory surname grew 482 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garmoury930/
Armory9269/
Armoiry8635/
Garmury866/
Armoury864/
Garmery861/
Armorys861/
Garmore861/
Garmary861/
Harmory860/
Armorey860/
Gharmore801/
Armourey800/
Armora77238/
Armary77155/
Armore7738/
Armori771/
Ngarmaryh751/
Armorer71206/
Armoori7143/
Armored7141/
Garmari7137/
Armoire716/
Armoora713/
Harmora713/
Garmuri712/
Armores712/
Armoure711/
Harmore710/
Gormery710/
Germery710/
Gormore710/
Aarmoori678/
Armourer672/
Garmuris672/
Gharmari672/
Ngarmari671/
Harmorai671/
Gharmare671/
Garmarra671/
D'Armore671/

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