Garrott Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Garrott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Gerard'; Old English Garret, German Gerhard; v. Jarratt. Adding together all the forms under J and G, Gerard is truly remarkable for the number of its variants. In Ireland Gerard and Gerald have become confused, and Fitz-Garrett and FitzGerald are said to be representatives of the same name and family (v.

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Garrott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8131:445,82938,265
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
England1061:525,64232,946
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
Isle of Man141:3,876418
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6041:83,1448,704

Garrott (32) may also be a first name.

Garrott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Gerard'; Old English Garret, German Gerhard; v. Jarratt. Adding together all the forms under J and G, Gerard is truly remarkable for the number of its variants. In Ireland Gerard and Gerald have become confused, and Fitz-Garrett and FitzGerald are said to be representatives of the same name and family (v. Yonge). It is possible the same confusion existed in England. In any case Gerard is distinct in origin from Gerald.

Johannes Gerard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Gerard, 1379: ibid.

Gyrerd Tolus, 1379: ibid.

Adam Garet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

'To Garrett Jonson, for shoes, xs. xd.' 'To Garratt Jonson, for sloes, iiij.': Hous. Exp., Princess Elizabeth (Cam. Soc).

Garret Hawkinson. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Thomas Garard, or Garrarde, or Garrett, 1511: Register of the University of Oxford.

1678. Buried' — Garit Pender: Reg. Cheadle Ch., Cheshire.

'Here lyeth the body of Garrat Cocke, gentleman.' Epitaph, 1637: Brand's History of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

'Petition of Elizabeth Fitz-garrat,' 1583: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

Garret Fitzgarret, 1586: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 Spear-Might [French Garaud, Géraud, Teutonic Gerwald: v. under Garrick and + Old Saxon (gi)wald=O.H.Ger. (gi)walt= Old English (ge)weald = Old Norse vald, might, power] 2 Spear-Faithful [Teutonic Gerhold: v. under Garrick, and + Teutonic hold, faith­ful, gracious] There has been confusion with Garr­ard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

It has been decided legally (I) that Garrett and Gerald are but one name. Jacob, Law Dict., title Misnomer. But Garrett is a hamlet in Surrey, famous for its mock-mayor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Garrott Last Name Facts

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

Garrott occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,225th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Garrott reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Garrott is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The surname Garrott is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 445,829. In The United States Garrott is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Garrott exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Garrott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garrott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garrott last name rose 135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garrott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garrott last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Garrott are 19.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Garrott earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Garrotte9334/
Garroitt931/
Garroutt930/
Garrotts930/
Garrot921,234/
Arrott92175/
Garott921/
Garroutte88315/
Garrootte881/
Garrote869,803/
Garratt868,838/
Harrott86278/
Garrout8659/
Garotte8627/
Garroit8615/
Garrutt864/
Arrotte861/
Garroth861/
Garrots860/
Gairott860/
Garro8337,199/
Garot832,400/
Arrot8379/
Arott831/
Garoutte801,782/
Harrotte8038/
Garroute807/
Garrutte806/
Harroitt803/
Garrouth802/
Garratts801/
Harroutt801/
Gharroot801/
Garratte800/
Garrothe800/
Gaurotte800/
Harrgott800/
Garrod775,392/
Garros772,776/
Garout771,547/
Garote771,174/
Garoot77688/
Arrout77517/
Gargot77392/
Garrat77286/
Argott77282/
Garroy77209/
Garrou77206/
Garost77183/
Garroz77139/
Atrott7791/
Harrot7756/
Garatt7746/
Garutt7721/
Gorrot7718/
Arotte7711/
Garzot779/
Garrop778/
Garots777/
Gairro776/
Gharro775/
Gharot774/
Ngarot773/
Garroo773/
Garrut773/
Gairot772/
Arrote772/
Garroi772/
Garrho772/
Gaurro771/
Gerrot771/
Arratt771/
Garroa771/
Ngarro771/
Gerott771/
Harott770/
Arroot770/
Arroth770/
Garrouste75921/
Gaaroutte751/
Garo7317,936/
Arot732,361/
Gharote71608/
Garrate71582/
Harratt71469/
Garrood71402/
Gautrot71401/
Gatrost71232/
Gharout71188/
Garroux71150/
Garroch71133/
Garoste71128/
Garraut71120/
Garoute71118/
Gerratt71115/
Garross7195/
Arrautt7188/
Gorroth7182/
Harrote7150/
Garruth7142/
Garothe7133/
Garrute7127/
Garatte7125/
Gaurrat7125/
Garrath7120/
Hargott7118/
Gargatt7117/
Gharrat7115/
Garrous7111/
Gharrou7110/
Arroste719/
Garoust717/
Gathrot717/
Harotte716/
Garroud715/
Gahrout714/
Harroit714/
Harrout713/
Gorrote712/
Gourrot712/
Hgerott711/
Garraat711/
Gaharot711/
Harrost711/
Goerott711/
Arroite711/
Harroth711/
Gargoët711/
Garrodd711/
Ghaarro711/
Airoutt711/
Arrhout711/
Arrooth711/
Harrots710/
Gierott710/
Gorrots710/
Garratz710/
Garouth710/
Hairott710/
Garat677,612/
Ngaro675,025/
Garra672,980/
Garod672,848/
Garzo672,585/
Arote671,812/
Gauro671,336/
Garoz67869/
Garou67852/
Gargo67767/
Gorro67728/
Argot67670/
Garos67572/
Gairo67492/
Gerot67461/
Garut67358/
Garrault67350/
Garoh67335/
Arrod67309/
Gharo67307/
Garoy67286/
Garouste67175/
Gauthrot67169/
Arrat67153/
Aroth67116/
Garoo67112/
Garoa6785/
Harot6771/
Gatro6764/
Arost6750/
Garoi6745/
Gorot6742/
Arout6736/
Aroot6734/
Airot6731/
Atrot6722/
Garho6719/
Garrouch6712/
Ayrot6711/
Garop6710/
Asrot679/
Arots676/
Aratt676/
Garuo676/
Ajrot675/
Gaharout675/
Arhot675/
Gharroud675/
Gajro674/
Arzot674/
Harratts674/
Garró674/
Gargouth674/
Gayro674/
Gahro673/
Garrò673/
Gharothe672/
Aurot672/
Harrouët672/
Arotz672/
Gaaro671/
Garuitte671/
Harratte671/
Harrosth671/
Goroutte671/
Ghargout671/
Gherrout671/
Gharrouz671/
Garruthe671/
Gehrhott671/
Garraute671/
Garát671/
Garoj671/
Gharrood671/
Aroit671/
Harroute671/
Gharrous671/
Arodt671/
Garahatt671/

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