Garneys Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Garneys 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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Garneys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Garneys 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

Garneys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garneys is most common in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garneys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garneys is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Garneys is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Garneys reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Garneys is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 83 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Garneys is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Garneys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garneys has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garneys Last Name Statistics demography

Garneys earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $55,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnes923,970/
Garney92700/
Garnys92630/
Arneys921/
Garness86598/
Garnysz86202/
Garnets86157/
Garnysh8652/
Gairnes8646/
Garnese8626/
Garnies8625/
Garrney866/
Garnesh863/
Garnest861/
Garnney861/
Garneus861/
Gairney861/
Harneys860/
Arnes832,585/
Garny83548/
Garne83376/
Arnys8322/
Gairness8014/
Gairnese808/
Garnetts802/
Garnease801/
Garennes801/
D'Garney801/
Garner77129,134/
Gorney772,576/
Garnet772,428/
Gornes771,293/
Arnese77944/
Aarnes77795/
Arnest77624/
Harnes77503/
Arness77363/
Garnis77340/
Garnie77293/
Gernes77229/
Arnoys77178/
Garnas77128/
Airnes7795/
Garnyy7793/
Arnaes7758/
Garnyś7751/
Gharny7749/
Garnez7746/
Arnoes7746/
Gargne7741/
Garnoe7734/
Gharne7732/
Earnes7725/
Harnys7721/
Ahrnes7718/
Garnäs7717/
Garnec7716/
Garned7710/
Garnee7710/
Garnés7710/
Garnue779/
Garnès778/
Garnay777/
Garnež777/
Arneus776/
Arneis776/
Garneu775/
Ngarne774/
Arnies773/
Garneh773/
Garnei773/
Garnny773/
Arnays773/
Garniy772/
Garnea772/
Arneds772/
Garneš772/
Argnes772/
Garnoy772/
Garnye772/
Garnyj771/
Hgarne771/
Garnep771/
Arnnes771/
Garnex771/
Gornys771/
Garrne771/
Garnett7126,358/
Earnest7112,619/
Harness718,614/
Garnace712,057/
Garnish71454/
Garenne71426/
Garniss71281/
Garnaas71192/
Hearnes71171/
Aarness71131/
Harnest71117/
Garnaya71114/
Harnets71112/
Harnysh7182/
Garnice7169/
Gornets7160/
Garneij7158/
Gorzney7157/
Gerneus7156/
Aarønes7153/
Arnesch7135/
Goorney7132/
Gourney7131/
Garnase7123/
Garnass7120/
Gorneis7118/
Garrner7117/
Aarnaes7116/
Harnyos7115/
Gargner7113/
Garnaus7112/
Garnher7110/
Gournes7110/
Gornysh719/
Aurness719/
Garniez719/
Harnyts718/
Garrnet717/
Garnner716/
Gerness716/
Horneys716/
Arnesse716/
Gaarner715/
Garneio715/
Harneis714/
Harnaes714/
Gaharne714/
Garniya714/
Arnesht714/
Harnesh713/
Garnyshova713/
Giernes713/
Arnestø713/
Garnhed713/
Garneat712/
Garnnet712/
Garnnie712/
Aarneus712/
Arennes712/
Ggarner711/
Nggarne711/
Cgarner711/
Earnese711/
Garnaue711/
Garneer711/
Garneet711/
Garniye711/
Garnous711/
Garnouy711/
Garznie711/
Gatrner711/
Hargnes711/
Harneas711/
Gorneiy711/
Arnetts711/
Arnness711/
Garnerr711/
Garnneh711/
Garnedd711/
Harneås711/
Harnies711/
Harnyss711/
Harnysz711/
Garniea711/
Garnytė711/
Gorgney711/
Earnesp711/
Gharnas711/
Arnojes711/
Arnijes711/
Arhnees711/
Gairner710/
Arnheis710/
Gorness710/
Harrnes710/
Garnash710/
Goernes710/
Gaurner710/
Garnhas710/
Harnnes710/
Gorneus710/
Arnez678,591/
Gorny674,578/
Garni673,974/
Arnas672,328/
Arnis67988/
Gorne67970/
Garna67787/
Ornes67701/
Garnache67337/
Harniess67121/
Gaurenne6797/
D'Arnese6793/
Górny6792/
Gharniya6783/
Harneiss6782/
Garniche6769/
Arnés6729/
Harrness6726/
Garzenne6725/
Garnisch6715/
Garrnett6713/
Garneche6711/
Arnäs677/
Garnnett676/
Arnás676/
Gernesch675/
Harniyas675/
Ngarnaye674/
Harhness673/
Hargness672/
Górne672/
Gharnous672/
Earnesse671/
Garnearz671/
Garneett671/
Gargnetz671/
Harneist671/
Garnayee671/
Harnesse671/
Garinnis671/
Garrenne671/
Garné671/
Gharimne671/
Gharnett671/
Arnès671/
Garnh671/
Hearness670/
Earnease670/
Arnhs670/
Harnness670/
Garnhaus670/
Harnesch670/
Garneatt670/
Garrgner670/
Harnesth670/

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