Garrow Surname

103,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Garrow Surname Definition:

A descriptive name, from Gaelic garbh, rough, stout, brawny. Donald Gerrow and Johannes Garrow appear as tenants in Strathdee, 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68, 70), and Duncan Garro in Dulchorr: was fined for reset of members of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC.

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Garrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2691:110,87812,066
Canada4671:78,8988,846
Scotland3141:17,0502,076
England2451:227,42118,997
Australia1021:264,66424,097
South Africa621:873,83457,209
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
France141:4,744,480251,814
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2791:13,4171,555
England681:358,46122,559
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Garrow (49) may also be a first name.

Garrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A descriptive name, from Gaelic garbh, rough, stout, brawny. Donald Gerrow and Johannes Garrow appear as tenants in Strathdee, 1527 (Grant, III, p. 68, 70), and Duncan Garro in Dulchorr: was fined for reset of members of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 633). Johne Garrow in Blair, 1624 (Logie, I, p. 89). Six persons in the neighborhood of Dunblane are recorded in the Commissariot Record.

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

(Celtic) 1 Rough, Rude [Irish and Gaelic garbh-ach=Wel. garw]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably local; but Arthur derives it from the British garo, fierce, keen, rough.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

in the British, signifies fierce, keen, sharp, rough, a rough place; Gaelic, Garbh, rugged, mountainous.

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

Garrow Last Name Facts

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

Garrow has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,443rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,603,420 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Garrow reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.

The surname Garrow is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,269 people, or 1 in 110,878. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Garrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garrow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,048 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Garrow last name are 15.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 217.99% more than the national average, earning R 755,664 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $52,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gerrow83457/
Gorrow83118/
Gasrow8318/
Garzow8312/
Garowa837/
Gaurow832/
Gairow831/
Garrob831/
Gayrow830/
Garraw830/
Garrofe77445/
Garrova7716/
Garroff772/
Gherrow771/
Gerow733,413/
Garov73420/
Garob73278/
Garaw7350/
Gorow7348/
Garof7325/
Gharrouf711/
Garroufe711/
Gharroub711/
Gaathrow710/
Garrab67504/
Garova67358/
Gargov67264/
Gorowa67139/
Gauraw67133/
Garoff6781/
Gierow6764/
Gharob6745/
Garawe6735/
Gaurov6724/
Gorowe6724/
Gherow6722/
Garoev6713/
Garofe6711/
Gerhow6710/
Gayrov679/
Garoiv676/
Garoub676/
Gairov675/
Garraf673/
Gairaw673/
Garobh672/
Garoëb672/
Gorzow672/
Gehrow671/
Garouv671/
Gairob671/
Gotrow671/
Garouf671/
Gaurob671/
Cgaraw671/
Garzaw671/
Gourow670/
Gosrow670/

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