# Garnier (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/garnier/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French [in turn from the Germanic languages].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 934 |
| US rank (2010) | 26,189 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 330,563 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.4% (854 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Garnier, from the Proto-Germanic *Warinhari, composed of *warōn (“to protect”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Garner, Grenier, Gurnee.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Garnier in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Garnier in France and the United States.

## People named Garnier

- Benedict XIV (Bernard Garnier), antipope from 1424 to 1429 or 1430 (1370-1430)
- Tony Garnier, American musician
- François Garnier, archbishop of Cambrai, France (1944–2018)

## Similar surnames

Garner, Greiner, Grenier, Griner, Groner, Guarnieri, Granier, Gruner, Grimmer, Gerner, Grammer, Greener.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.