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    The surname Garand

    A French surname, carried by 625 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G653

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garand is more common than 77.9% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 625 people named Garand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 493,993 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 580.

    #35,912
    rank among US surnames
    625
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.8%
    change since 2000 (was #36,421)

    Who is named Garand

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Garand identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Garand

    Garand has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garand come from?
    Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand.
    How common is the surname Garand?
    625 people in the United States had the surname Garand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 493,993 Americans. It ranked 35,912th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garand?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Garand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Garand getting more or less common?
    More common. 580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 625 in 2010, up 7.8%.