Garnier Surname

6,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Garnier Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) the French form of the Teutonic Warenher(i, Warinhar(i [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger, heri, hari = Old English here=Goth. harji-s = Old Norse herr, army] (French-Latin) Dweller at or Worker in a Granary or Grange [Old French garnier for granier (French grenier), Latin granarium, gran­ary; granum, a grain] ‘L'autre monta, comme elle luy dist, et se vint trouver en ce petit garnier.

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Garnier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France72,0711:92227
United States1,4961:242,28523,129
Haiti1,1811:9,046984
Canada1,0311:35,7384,559
Argentina8911:47,9724,049
Belgium5361:21,4493,321
Venezuela5151:58,6492,735
Brazil3891:550,32020,605
England3801:146,62614,112
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Switzerland2881:28,5174,358
Germany2171:370,99335,221
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
Costa Rica2051:23,317781
Australia1731:156,04516,383
French Polynesia1661:1,692316
Mexico1441:861,98812,108
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Italy1121:546,04253,051
Spain1111:421,19022,576
New Caledonia1041:2,656326
Jersey861:1,154154
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Cuba421:274,3505,115
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
Guatemala301:536,0895,091
China231:59,448,7643,236
Saint Lucia191:9,4101,001
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Monaco101:3,707328
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Norway91:571,36544,190
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark81:705,58939,626
India81:95,883,173728,828
Wales81:386,81619,671
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Congo51:997,81917,129
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Macau21:300,8151,009
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Jersey401:1,297203
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Garnier (209) may also be a first name.

Garnier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) the French form of the Teutonic Warenher(i, Warinhar(i [v. under Warin, and + Old Saxon O.H.Ger, heri, hari = Old English here=Goth. harji-s = Old Norse herr, army] (French-Latin) Dweller at or Worker in a Granary or Grange [Old French garnier for granier (French grenier), Latin granarium, gran­ary; granum, a grain] ‘L'autre monta, comme elle luy dist, et se vint trouver en ce petit garnier.’— Louis XI., Nouv. xxxiv. p.172; Moisy, Noms Normands.

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

French, Garnir, to summons, warn, call out, furnish, supply. Italian, Guarnire; Norman, Garner, to warn, to summon, to fortify.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

A rabbit farmer.

- amaranth07

Garnier Last Name Facts

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

Garnier (Russian: Гарниер) has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnier? popularity and diffusion

Garnier is the 6,950th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 89,420 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Garnier live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Garnier is also the 625,736th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 209 people.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 72,071 people, or 1 in 922. In France Garnier is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent live. Beside France Garnier exists in 101 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Haiti, where 1 percent live.

Garnier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garnier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garnier surname expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garnier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garnier last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Garnier surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garnier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.05% less than the national average, earning €18,605 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.5% less than the national average, earning R 122,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.92% less than the national average, earning $16,363,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $47,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Garnier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garnier in the Russian language
Гарниерgarnier-

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