How common is the surname Garrard?

3,353 people in the United States had the surname Garrard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,080 Americans. It ranked 9,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garrard?

James Garrard, American politician (1749–1822).

Where is the surname Garrard most common?

Wikidata records people named Garrard in the United States.

Is the surname Garrard getting more or less common?

More common. 3,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,353 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Garrard

A surname, carried by 3,353 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G663

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garrard is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,353 people named Garrard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,080 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,281.

#9,683

rank among US surnames

3,353

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,140)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,679	Kummer	3,354	92,053
#9,683	Garrard	3,353	92,080
#9,684	Blanc	3,352	92,108
#9,686	Kunze	3,351	92,135
#9,687	Scholten	3,350	92,163
#9,691	Paramo	3,348	92,218
#9,692	Geis	3,347	92,245

Who is named Garrard

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

87% of people named Garrard identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garrards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Garrard
American politician (1749–1822)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garrard

Gerrard

Garrard has the Soundex code G663, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G663.

Questions

How common is the surname Garrard?: 3,353 people in the United States had the surname Garrard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,080 Americans. It ranked 9,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garrard?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Garrard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garrard?: James Garrard, American politician (1749–1822).
Where is the surname Garrard most common?: Wikidata records people named Garrard in the United States.
Is the surname Garrard getting more or less common?: More common. 3,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,353 in 2010, up 2.2%.