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    The surname Garman

    A patronymic surname, carried by 7,884 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G655

    Garman: #4,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Garman #4,498, 7,884 people Garman: #4,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Garman #4,498, 7,884 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garman is more common than 97.2% of them.

    Origin

    * As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin (“son of Gormán”) and Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”); see Gorman. Also compare Garmon. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”). * Also as an English surname, from gore (“triangular piece of land”) + man. Compare Gore. * As a German surname, Americanized from Garmann, Gärmann, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann. * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare German.

    Garman is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,884 people named Garman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,161 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,428.

    #4,498
    rank among US surnames
    7,884
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #4,416)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,492Roller7,89439,111
    #4,495Macleod7,88639,151
    #4,496Meister7,88539,156
    #4,498Garman7,88439,161
    #4,500Sanches7,88339,166

    Who is named Garman

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

    93% of people named Garman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Garmans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ralph Garman
      American actor, born 1964
    • Samuel Garman
      American zoologist (1843–1927)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garman

    Garman has the Soundex code G655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G655.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garman come from?
    * As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin (“son of Gormán”) and Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”); see Gorman. Also compare Garmon. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”). * Also as an…
    How common is the surname Garman?
    7,884 people in the United States had the surname Garman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,161 Americans. It ranked 4,498th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garman?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Garman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Garman?
    Ralph Garman, American actor, followed by Samuel Garman.
    Where is the surname Garman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Garman in the United States.
    What type of surname is Garman?
    Garman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Garman getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,884 in 2010, up 6.1%.