# Garr (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,160 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,197 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 97,704 people |
| Change since 2000 | -8.6% (3,459 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McGarr, from macc an gearr (“son of the short man”). * As a German surname, from Gorr, shortened from Gregor, as well as from Karre (“cart”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Garr 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Gary, Garay, Garry, Garrow, Garey, Gurr, Garro, Gara, Gear, Gayer, Gray, Guerra.

## 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.