Garniss Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Garniss 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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Garniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada881:418,70036,754
England591:944,37447,923
Australia271:999,84158,390
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Garniss 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

Garniss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garniss is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garniss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 935,326th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name Garniss is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Garniss reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Garniss is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 46 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 21 percent are found and Maine, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Garniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garniss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garniss surname rose 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garniss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Garniss surname are 23.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.14% registered with the party.

The amount Garniss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garnis92340/
Arniss9257/
Garness86598/
Garnish86454/
Harniss8632/
Garnies8625/
Arnisse861/
Garni833,974/
Arnis83988/
Harniess80121/
Harneiss8082/
Earnisse8030/
Garnisch8015/
Gairness8014/
Garinnis801/
Garnes773,970/
Garnys77630/
Arness77363/
Arnais77297/
Garnie77293/
Harnis77249/
Gharni77231/
Garnai77103/
Arnist77100/
Gornis7775/
Arnish7759/
Garnio7755/
Ngarni7745/
Garnit7723/
Garnäs7717/
Arnise7714/
Gernis7712/
Garnix7711/
Earnis7710/
Garnés7710/
Garnès778/
Arneis776/
Arnies773/
Garnei773/
Arnéss773/
Garniy772/
Gaurni771/
Arnois771/
Arnáis771/
Garhni771/
Garnii771/
Garniz771/
Arnios771/
D'Garnish751/
Garginnis750/
Harness718,614/
Harnish715,002/
Harnois713,853/
Harnist71950/
Gharnit71627/
Harnais71405/
Garnysz71202/
Gournis71179/
Garnets71157/
Garnich71156/
Garnait71149/
Gornish71135/
Aarness71131/
Arnaise7192/
Garnice7169/
Garneij7158/
Garnysh7152/
Gairnes7146/
Garinni7133/
Gernais7130/
Garnese7126/
Garneys7124/
Earnist7124/
Gorneis7118/
Gornijs7117/
Garnoix7114/
Harnisz7110/
Aurness719/
Garniez719/
Gerness716/
Arnesse716/
Gaireni715/
Harneis714/
Garenni714/
Garnnit714/
Garnesh713/
Gornisz713/
Arnisch713/
Gernish712/
Garnnie712/
Arnoijs712/
Garnitt711/
Garnest711/
Garznie711/
Harnise711/
Arnisht711/
Arnness711/
Gharnni711/
Ngarnai711/
Harnies711/
Harnyss711/
Garneus711/
Garniea711/
Garnoit711/
Aarnist711/
Arnhois711/
Earnish710/
Arnheis710/
Gorness710/
Gornais710/
Harrnis710/
Horniss710/
Harnisch678,256/
Gorni673,150/
Arnes672,585/
Garna67787/
Garny67548/
Garne67376/
Harnisth67186/
Arniz67184/
Ornis6769/
Garniche6769/
Arnés6729/
Harrness6726/
Arnys6722/
Gairnese678/
Arnäs677/
Aharnish673/
Harhness673/
Arnisova672/
Hargness672/
Garnetts672/
Harnisht672/
Gornisch672/
Gharnaia672/
Earnesse671/
Garnease671/
Garennes671/
Harneist671/
Harnesse671/
Harnoise671/
Harnoist671/
Garné671/
Górni671/
Gaihreni671/
Arnisová671/
Arnès671/
Garnh671/
Hearness670/
Arnhs670/
Eirnisse670/
Harnness670/
Arnix670/
Harnaise670/
Harnnish670/

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