Garriock Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Garriock Surname Definition:

A surname found in Orkney as early as 1427, in which year Henry Garoch was one of the prominent men in the islands (Balfour, Oppressions, p. 108). In 1576 it also occurs there in the forms Garyoch and Garryouche (ibid., p. 45). It also occurs in the west of Shetland and at "The Ness," as Garrick, and pronounced Gerrik or (with the Norwegian pronunciation of the j) Gjerrik.

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Garriock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Scotland1531:34,9923,430
England1521:366,56626,048
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1661:22,5492,141
England91:2,708,37473,770

Garriock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in Orkney as early as 1427, in which year Henry Garoch was one of the prominent men in the islands (Balfour, Oppressions, p. 108). In 1576 it also occurs there in the forms Garyoch and Garryouche (ibid., p. 45). It also occurs in the west of Shetland and at "The Ness," as Garrick, and pronounced Gerrik or (with the Norwegian pronunciation of the j) Gjerrik. The name is a variant of Carioch, which see, introduced into the islands by some fifteenth-century "ferry-louper" from Aberdeenshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish united with Heckington, co. Lincoln. David Garrick is said to have been of French refugee extraction.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Garriock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garriock is found most frequently in Canada. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Garriock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 552,857th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Garriock reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 215,471. In Canada Garriock is most numerous in: Ontario, where 53 percent live, British Columbia, where 22 percent live and Alberta, where 13 percent live. Barring Canada it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 27 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

Garriock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garriock has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Garriock last name fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,689 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garriock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garriock surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garriock earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.17% more than the national average, earning R 356,856 per year; in United States they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $49,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.89% more than the national average, earning $66,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gariock931/
Garriok930/
Garriak801/
Garriogt752/
Gariak712/
Goriok711/
Garjok711/
Geriack672/
Garyoke671/
Goreoick631/
Geriak57158/
Goriak5717/
Gorjok572/
Goryok572/
Goriac572/
Geriac571/
Gareak571/
Gorioq571/
Gaureac5329/
Gauryak535/
Ngoreok531/
Gharjhak501/
Goraiyac501/

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