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Where Does The Last Name Garr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Garr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭ, Hindi: गरर्, Marathi: गरर्, Russian: Гарр) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garr.

How Common Is The Last Name Garr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 85,868^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,298,102 people. The surname Garr occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Garr reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 411,730^th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 434 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,575 people, or 1 in 101,387. In The United States Garr is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Liberia, where 7 percent reside.

Garr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Garr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garr last name grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garr Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Garr surname are 7.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $47,446 CAD per year.