How common is the surname Garriott?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Garriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Garriott?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Garriott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Garriott?

Owen K. Garriott, American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019).

Where is the surname Garriott most common?

Wikidata records people named Garriott in the United States.

Is the surname Garriott getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Garriott

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garriott is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Garriott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,154.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,192)

Who is named Garriott

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

95% of people named Garriott identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garriotts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Owen K. Garriott
American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garriott

Garriott has the Soundex code G630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G630.

Questions

How common is the surname Garriott?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Garriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garriott?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Garriott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Garriott?: Owen K. Garriott, American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019).
Where is the surname Garriott most common?: Wikidata records people named Garriott in the United States.
Is the surname Garriott getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, down 0.7%.