Garness Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

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.

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Garness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:939,01370,219
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales151:206,30213,003
Saint Lucia131:13,7521,221
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gairness9314/
Garnes923,970/
Arness92363/
Harness868,614/
Garniss86281/
Garnets86157/
Aarness86131/
Gairnes8646/
Garnese8626/
Garnies8625/
Garneys8624/
Aurness869/
Gerness866/
Arnesse866/
Garnesh863/
Garnest861/
Arnness861/
Garneus861/
Gorness860/
Arnes832,585/
Garne83376/
Harniess80121/
Harneiss8082/
Harrness8026/
Gairnese808/
Harhness803/
Hargness802/
Garnetts802/
Earnesse801/
Garnease801/
Garennes801/
Harnesse801/
Hearness800/
Harnness800/
Garner77129,134/
Garnet772,428/
Gornes771,293/
Arnese77944/
Aarnes77795/
Garney77700/
Garnys77630/
Arnest77624/
Harnes77503/
Garnis77340/
Garnie77293/
Gernes77229/
Orness77103/
Airnes7795/
Arniss7757/
Garnez7746/
Gargne7741/
Gharne7732/
Earnes7725/
Ahrnes7718/
Garnäs7717/
Garned7710/
Garnee7710/
Garnés7710/
Garnès778/
Arneus776/
Arneis776/
Garneu775/
Ngarne774/
Arnies773/
Garneh773/
Garnei773/
Arnéss773/
Garnea772/
Arneds772/
Garneš772/
Argnes772/
Hgarne771/
Garnep771/
Arnnes771/
Garnex771/
Arneys771/
Garrne771/
Hægerness751/
Garnett7126,358/
Earnest7112,619/
Garnish71454/
Garenne71426/
Horness71260/
Garnysz71202/
Hearnes71171/
Harnest71117/
Harnets71112/
Garnice7169/
Gornets7160/
Garneij7158/
Gerneus7156/
Aarønes7153/
Garnysh7152/
Arnesch7135/
Harniss7132/
Gorneis7118/
Garrner7117/
Gargner7113/
Garnher7110/
Gournes7110/
Garniez719/
Garrnet717/
Garnner716/
Garrney716/
Gaarner715/
Harneis714/
Gaharne714/
Arnesht714/
Harnesh713/
Giernes713/
Arnestø713/
Garnhed713/
Garneat712/
Garnnet712/
Garnnie712/
Aarneus712/
Arennes712/
Ggarner711/
Nggarne711/
Cgarner711/
Earnese711/
Eurness711/
Garneer711/
Garneet711/
Garnney711/
Garznie711/
Gatrner711/
Hargnes711/
Harneas711/
Arnetts711/
Garnerr711/
Garnneh711/
Garnedd711/
Harneås711/
Harnies711/
Harnyss711/
Garniea711/
Gairney711/
Earnesp711/
Arnisse711/
Arhnees711/
Harneys710/
Gairner710/
Arnheis710/
Harrnes710/
Goernes710/
Gaurner710/
Harnnes710/
Gorneus710/
Arnez678,591/
Garni673,974/
Arnis67988/
Gorne67970/
Garna67787/
Ornes67701/
Garny67548/
Gaurenne6797/
D'Arnese6793/
Garniche6769/
Earnisse6730/
Arnés6729/
Garzenne6725/
Arnys6722/
Garnisch6715/
Garrnett6713/
Garneche6711/
Arnäs677/
Garnnett676/
Gernesch675/
Górne672/
Garneett671/
Gargnetz671/
Harneist671/
Garinnis671/
Garrenne671/
Garné671/
Gharimne671/
Gharnett671/
D'Garney671/
Arnès671/
Garnh671/
Earnease670/
Arnhs670/
Harnesch670/
Garneatt670/
Garrgner670/
Harnesth670/

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