Garnar Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Garnar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamier'; Old English Warner (Yonge); v. Warner (a), and compare Gwilliam and William. Gamier was the once popular French form of the name. It has nothing to do with a granary, as suggested by Lower.

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Garnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Garnar (26) may also be a first name.

Garnar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamier'; Old English Warner (Yonge); v. Warner (a), and compare Gwilliam and William. Gamier was the once popular French form of the name. It has nothing to do with a granary, as suggested by Lower.

Stephen Gemer, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gerner de Lancaster, Fines Roll, Edward I.

Johannes Garner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1600. Buried — Marie Gamer, St. Michael, Cornhill.

1713. Buried — Ashton Gamer, St. Mary Aldermary (London).

(a) Occup. 'the gardener,' firstly corrupted to Gardner, secondly to Gamer. As regards most of the North-English Gamers there can be no doubt about this solution. It can be proved beyond question.

Christopher Gardiner, or Garner, 1584: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Gardiner, or Garner, of Alding- ham, 1584: ibid.

Christopher Garner, of Much Urswicke, 1575: ibid.

A further instance will sufficiently prove my point. It concerns the stock mentioned above.

1706. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. of Mathew Gardner: Reg. Ulverston Ch.

1709. Baptised — Margrat, d. of Matthew Garner, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 English forms of French Garnier, q.v.

And hym alwey sich plente sende Of gold and silver for to spende, Withoute lakking or daunger, As it were poured in a garner.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 1145-8.

2 a corruption form of Gardner, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A granary or storehouse. From residence at one. 2. A small river tributary to the Wye.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Garnar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garnar (Russian: Гарнар) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Garnar are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 48 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Garnar occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Garnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garnar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garnar surname rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garnar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garnar surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Garnar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnard9217/
Garnear921/
Gharnar921/
Gairnar921/
Garnart921/
Garrnar920/
Arnar91281/
Garnhart86349/
Garnearz861/
Garnaart861/
Garnardt860/
Harnar83454/
Garnor8326/
Gornar8325/
Gernar8315/
Arnard839/
Arnarp837/
Arnair833/
Argnar832/
Arnatr831/
Arnaur831/
Garnhardt8037/
Garnheart801/
Arnhart77389/
Gornard77175/
Garneyr7720/
Arnhard7717/
Arnaure7710/
Harnare776/
Garnore773/
Garneir772/
Hairnar772/
Arnaurd771/
Earnhar771/
Earnare771/
Gornart771/
Harnard770/
Arnor7338/
Ornar736/
Earnhart711,858/
Arnhardt7187/
Harnaart717/
Earnhard712/
Earnardt711/
Arinnart711/
Arnheart711/
Aarnhart711/
Harnhart710/
Harnhard710/
Earnnare710/
Earnhardt672,439/
Earnheart67731/
Hornar6775/
Arnort6767/
Gornor6746/
Harnor6738/
Arnord6731/
Earnor6713/
Arnour676/
Gernor674/
Arnohr673/
Arnore673/
Earnnhart671/
Arnorp671/
Earnhartt671/
Earnahart671/
Eirnar670/
Arnnor670/
Arrnor670/
Ornard670/
Harnearth670/

Garnar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garnar in the Russian language
Гарнарgarnar-

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