How common is the surname Garlington?

1,144 people in the United States had the surname Garlington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garlington?

Lee Garlington, American actress.

Where is the surname Garlington most common?

Wikidata records people named Garlington in the United States.

Is the surname Garlington getting more or less common?

More common. 1,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Garlington

A surname, carried by 1,144 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garlington is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,144 people named Garlington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,137.

#22,481

rank among US surnames

1,144

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #21,438)

Who is named Garlington

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

53% of people named Garlington identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garlingtons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Garlington
American actress, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garlington

Garlington has the Soundex code G645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G645.

Questions

How common is the surname Garlington?: 1,144 people in the United States had the surname Garlington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garlington?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Garlington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garlington?: Lee Garlington, American actress.
Where is the surname Garlington most common?: Wikidata records people named Garlington in the United States.
Is the surname Garlington getting more or less common?: More common. 1,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, up 0.6%.