View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Garter (Russian: Гартер) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Gartér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 942,947^th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Garter is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Garter reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Garter is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 28 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Garter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Garter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Garter last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.83% registered with the party.

Garter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,825 USD per year.