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    The surname Garnett

    A surname, carried by 10,370 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G653

    Garnett: #3,445 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Garnett #3,445, 10,370 people Garnett: #3,445 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Garnett #3,445, 10,370 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garnett is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,370 people named Garnett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,773 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,849.

    #3,445
    rank among US surnames
    10,370
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,331)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,436Severson10,39129,713
    #3,437Comstock10,39029,716
    #3,439Hubert10,38029,744
    #3,440Grantham10,37929,747
    #3,441Fugate10,37529,759
    #3,442Noll10,37429,761
    #3,443Lafferty10,37329,764

    Who is named Garnett

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

    55% of people named Garnett identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 55%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Garnetts

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kevin Garnett
      American basketball player (born 1976)
    • Tay Garnett
      American film director and writer (1894–1977)
    • Tony Garnett
      British actor and film and TV producer (1936–2020)
    • Marlon Garnett
      American basketball player, born 1975
    • Bill Garnett
      American basketball player (born 1960)

    Notable Garnetts come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garnett

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Garnett?
    10,370 people in the United States had the surname Garnett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,773 Americans. It ranked 3,445th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garnett?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Garnett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Garnett?
    Kevin Garnett, American basketball player (born 1976), followed by Tay Garnett.
    Where is the surname Garnett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Garnett in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Garnett getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,849 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,370 in 2010, up 5.3%.