Garrow Surname
Approximately 4,545 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGarrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,269 | 1:110,878 | 12,066 |
| Canada | 467 | 1:78,898 | 8,846 |
| Scotland | 314 | 1:17,050 | 2,076 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 279 | 1:13,417 | 1,555 |
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 1:160,957 | 14,692 |
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.
(Celtic) 1 Rough, Rude [Irish and Gaelic garbh-ach=Wel. garw]
Probably local; but Arthur derives it from the British garo, fierce, keen, rough.
in the British, signifies fierce, keen, sharp, rough, a rough place; Gaelic, Garbh, rugged, mountainous.
Garrow Demographics
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Garrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garrow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garrow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garrow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,443rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,603,420 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Garrow live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Garrow is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname Garrow is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,269 people, or 1 in 110,878. In The United States it is mostly 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 last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.
Garrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Garrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garrow last name 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 holding the Garrow 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 Republicans than the national average, with 62.23% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garow | 91 | 413 | / |
| Gerrow | 83 | 457 | / |
| Gorrow | 83 | 118 | / |
| Gasrow | 83 | 18 | / |
| Garzow | 83 | 12 | / |
| Garowa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gaurow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gairow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garrob | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gayrow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Garraw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Garrofe | 77 | 445 | / |
| Garrova | 77 | 16 | / |
| Garroff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gherrow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerow | 73 | 3,413 | / |
| Garov | 73 | 420 | / |
| Garob | 73 | 278 | / |
| Garaw | 73 | 50 | / |
| Gorow | 73 | 48 | / |
| Garof | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gharrouf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garroufe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gharroub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaathrow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Garrab | 67 | 504 | / |
| Garova | 67 | 358 | / |
| Gargov | 67 | 264 | / |
| Gorowa | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gauraw | 67 | 133 | / |
| Garoff | 67 | 81 | / |
| Gierow | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gharob | 67 | 45 | / |
| Garawe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gaurov | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gorowe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gherow | 67 | 22 | / |
| Garoev | 67 | 13 | / |
| Garofe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gerhow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gayrov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Garoiv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Garoub | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gairov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garraf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gairaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garobh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garoëb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorzow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gehrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gairob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaurob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgaraw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garzaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gosrow | 67 | 0 | / |
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