Garnett Surname
Approximately 26,358 people bear this surname
Garnett Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Garnet,' if such a personal name existed, but more probably 'the son of Guarin' . Although I have no absolute proof to adduce, I cannot hesitate to assert that this is the Old French Guarinot, just as Warnett is Warinot.
Read More About This SurnameGarnett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,772 | 1:26,319 | 3,311 |
| England | 5,862 | 1:9,505 | 1,402 |
| Canada | 1,686 | 1:21,854 | 2,995 |
| Australia | 1,240 | 1:21,771 | 3,011 |
| Liberia | 677 | 1:6,512 | 774 |
| Guyana | 477 | 1:1,598 | 280 |
| New Zealand | 420 | 1:10,782 | 1,883 |
| Belize | 368 | 1:966 | 210 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| South Africa | 276 | 1:196,296 | 21,158 |
| Wales | 235 | 1:13,168 | 1,460 |
| Jamaica | 124 | 1:23,145 | 1,921 |
| Scotland | 122 | 1:43,884 | 3,986 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Northern Ireland | 51 | 1:36,177 | 3,487 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 1:59,303 | 4,842 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16 | 1:3,450 | 449 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Barbados | 13 | 1:22,111 | 1,112 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,697 | 1:6,593 | 1,020 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:44,812 | 2,341 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,521 | 1:19,920 | 2,513 |
Garnett (7,039) may also be a first name.
Garnett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Garnet,' if such a personal name existed, but more probably 'the son of Guarin' . Although I have no absolute proof to adduce, I cannot hesitate to assert that this is the Old French Guarinot, just as Warnett is Warinot. the English dress of the same name (v. Wareing and Warinot). Assuredly it is a font-name, or the pet form of a font-name. An inspeximus of the charter of the manor of Ulverton, 10 Henry IV, is witnessed among others by 'Garnet our Forester' (West's Ant. of Furness)
Vivianns Gernet, 30 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Roger Gernet, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Gernet, Nottinghamshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Willelmus Garnett, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Garnet, 1379: ibid.
1591. Married — Nicholas Boughe and Agnes Garnet, St. Mary Aldermary.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 the French Garnot Teutonic Gernod, Gernot = Spear- Compulsion. [Old Saxon O.H. Ger. gér= Old English gár - Old Norse geirr, a spear + Old Saxon ndd and O.H.Ger. nót=O.E. nyd = Old Norse nauð-r, need, compulsion] 2 English forms of the French Guérinet. or Guérinot= (a) Teutonic Gerwin + the French diminutive suff. -et, -ot [Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wini= Old English wine=O.Nor. vin-r, a friend]. (b) from Warin, q.v.
(English) Descendant of little Guarin, or Garnet (protection, friend).
Alexander Garnett was mayor of Liverpool in 1559 (B. L.). An ancient family of Gernet held the manor of Heysham in the 13th century (B.). The name is also represented in Westmoreland and Cheshire.
Garnett Demographics
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Garnett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garnett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garnett (Russian: Гарнетт) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garnett? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,732nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 276,483 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Garnett live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,283rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 7,039 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 13,772 people, or 1 in 26,319. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Garnett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Garnett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garnett last name grew 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 671 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 3 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Garnett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States Garnett are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.
The amount Garnett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.01% more than the national average, earning R 477,672 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $41,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,309 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garnett Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garnett in the Russian language | ||
| Гарнетт | garnett | - |
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