Garness Surname
Approximately 598 people bear this surname
Garness Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Garneys' I cannot find any prefix, and am forced to the conclusion that, like Harness, it is sprung from a personal name. This surname has been settled in Norfolk and Suffolk for six centuries.
Read More About This SurnameGarness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 386 | 1:939,013 | 70,219 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Saint Lucia | 13 | 1:13,752 | 1,221 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Garness (23) may also be a first name.
Garness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Garneys' I cannot find any prefix, and am forced to the conclusion that, like Harness, it is sprung from a personal name. This surname has been settled in Norfolk and Suffolk for six centuries. But the early scattered instances strongly presuppose a fontal origin.
Roger Garneys, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Gerneys, Southamptonshire, ibid.
John Gerneys, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thomas Gamys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert Gamys, 1379: ibid.
Robert Gameys, '1384, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Ralph Garneys, 1446, Norfolk: ibid.
Nicholas Garnish, 1599, Norfolk: ibid.
Garness Demographics
Average Garness Salary in
United States
$41,081 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Garness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garness Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garness is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Garness? popularity and diffusion
The surname Garness is the 538,129th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Garness live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Garness is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
The last name Garness is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States Garness is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 32 percent are found, South Dakota, where 17 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Garness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garness surname rose 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garness Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Garness are 25.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.09% being registered with the political party.
The amount Garness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $41,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning $40,300 CAD per year.
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