Garner Surname

4,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Garner 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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Garner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States97,9971:3,699398
England18,6111:2,994394
Australia4,8391:5,579811
Canada2,8071:13,1261,937
New Zealand6981:6,4881,089
South Africa5791:93,57111,423
Wales5471:5,657630
Scotland4291:12,4801,664
Germany2871:280,50729,430
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Denmark1811:31,1863,237
Thailand1761:401,35470,497
France1461:454,95065,144
Northern Ireland1421:12,9931,875
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Spain1111:421,19022,576
Barbados991:2,904451
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Trinidad and Tobago771:17,7142,152
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Guyana541:14,1151,941
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
Honduras361:244,9012,461
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India271:28,409,829361,298
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Norway271:190,45522,163
Jersey251:3,968780
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Guernsey221:2,929767
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Panama121:326,0227,351
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Finland81:687,08836,047
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
China71:195,331,65210,124
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Bahamas51:78,350887
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belize41:88,8683,294
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,3181:2,616377
Wales1101:14,258848
Scotland391:95,9804,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,9381:3,603431

The alternate forms: Gärner (217) are calculated separately.

Garner (2,439) may also be a first name.

Garner 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

(English) Descendant of Garner or Warner (protection, warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Guarnier. Robert, Richard, Hubert, Thomas Garnerus or Guarnier of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry, John, Matilda Warner or Garner of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Gartner; Gerner; from the French, Gamier; in the Domesday Book, Garner; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Garner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garner (Marathi: गानर्र, Russian: Гарнер) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as: Gärner. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garner is the 4,355th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 56,434 people. Garner is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Garner are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Garner is also the 149,908th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 2,439 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 97,997 people, or 1 in 3,699. In The United States Garner is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 105 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Garner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 497 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garner surname is predominantly Anglican (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Garner surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Garner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 79.69% more than the national average, earning 621,863 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.99% more than the national average, earning R 370,680 per year; in Colombia they earn 491.03% more than the national average, earning $134,179,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $52,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gärner94217/
Garnier9281,498/
Gaerner9228/
Garneyr9220/
Garrner9217/
Garnger9216/
Gargner9213/
Garnere9213/
Garnert9212/
Garnher9210/
Garnner926/
Gaarner925/
Garzner922/
Garneir922/
Ggarner921/
Cgarner921/
Garneer921/
Garnerd921/
Gatrner921/
Garnerr921/
Garnear921/
Gairner920/
Gaurner920/
Arner912,093/
Garne91376/
Gaurnier8620/
Garnertt863/
Gaurnere862/
Garrnier862/
Garnearz861/
Garnnier861/
Garnhert860/
Garrgner860/
Gerner8310,243/
Harner835,830/
Görner834,654/
Garnes833,970/
Garnet832,428/
Garney83700/
Gorner83465/
Earner83326/
Garnie83293/
Arzner83257/
Arnier83115/
Arıner8356/
Garnez8346/
Gargne8341/
Arnert8333/
Gharne8332/
Garnir8320/
Ahrner8319/
Aurner8315/
Garned8310/
Garnee8310/
Garneu835/
Ngarne834/
Garneh833/
Garnei833/
Garnea832/
Garneš832/
Hgarne831/
Garnep831/
Arnner831/
Garrne831/
Arnher830/
Arnerd830/
Garnerová802/
Garnheart801/
Garennier800/
Garnett7726,358/
Goerner77855/
Garness77598/
Garenne77426/
Görgner77200/
Garnets77157/
Gernier7790/
Garneij7758/
Gairnes7746/
Gherner7735/
Harnier7726/
Görzner7726/
Gierner7725/
Garneys7724/
Harnert778/
Gerrner778/
Garrnet777/
Garrney776/
Hearner775/
Gaharne774/
Garnesh773/
Harrner773/
Garnhed773/
Garneat772/
Garnnet772/
Gornier772/
Garnnie772/
Gornert772/
Gorgner772/
Nggarne771/
Haurner771/
Garneet771/
Garnest771/
Garnney771/
Garznie771/
Arenner771/
Garnneh771/
Garnedd771/
Garniea771/
Gourner771/
Gairney771/
Aurnert771/
Arnerth771/
Garnior770/
Harnner770/
Harnerd770/
Arneirz770/
Garni733,974/
Orner732,392/
Gorne73970/
Garna73787/
Garny73548/
Arnér7390/
Górne732/
Arnre731/
Garné731/
Arnir731/
Garnh731/
Gournier71135/
Gaurenne7197/
Garzenne7125/
Gornnert7116/
Gairness7114/
Garrnett7113/
Arnerová719/
Gourgner719/
Garnnett716/
Earnhert712/
Garnetts712/
Hearener711/
Garneett711/
Garennes711/
Gargnetz711/
Arnheart711/
Garrenne711/
Gharimne711/
Gharnett711/
D'Garney711/
Garneatt710/
Horner6752,569/
Gorney672,576/
Gornez671,668/
Gornes671,293/
Gornet67905/
Earnheart67731/
Gornea67378/
Garnis67340/
Gharni67231/
Ohrner67165/
Görnerová67159/
Garnai67103/
Garnyy6793/
Garnio6755/
Garnyś6751/
Gharny6749/
Ngarni6745/
Uorner6742/
Gornie6741/
Arınır6729/
Orneer6724/
Garnit6723/
Gornee6718/
Garnäs6717/
Garnés6710/
Garnès678/
Gotrne677/
Garnay677/
Ornger676/
Ngorne676/
Gornerova675/
Garnaj674/
Gourne674/
Arinre674/
Gärnerová674/
Gorgne674/
Garnny673/
Arnair673/
Garniy672/
Eurner672/
Gornerová672/
Garnoy672/
Gharna671/
Gaurni671/
Ghorne671/
Harnerová671/
Hórner671/
Ornier671/
Garhni671/
Garñez671/
Garnii671/
Garniz671/
Gárnez671/
Gârnet671/
Gârneț671/
Harrinner671/
Ornner670/
Garnna670/
Ourner670/
Orhner670/
Harnearth670/

Garner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garner in the Marathi language
गानर्रganarra-
Garner in the Russian language
Гарнерgarner-

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