How common is the surname Garris?

7,316 people in the United States had the surname Garris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,201 Americans. It ranked 4,823rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Garris getting more or less common?

More common. 7,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,316 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Garris

A surname, carried by 7,316 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garris is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,316 people named Garris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,201 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,151.

#4,823

rank among US surnames

7,316

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,553)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,814	Wickham	7,335	42,092
#4,815	Reiss	7,334	42,098
#4,816	Germain	7,332	42,109
#4,817	Thornhill	7,327	42,138
#4,818	Pippin	7,326	42,144
#4,819	Bristow	7,323	42,161
#4,820	Zamarripa	7,322	42,167

Who is named Garris

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

72% of people named Garris identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garris

Garris has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Garris?: 7,316 people in the United States had the surname Garris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,201 Americans. It ranked 4,823rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garris?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Garris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Garris getting more or less common?: More common. 7,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,316 in 2010, up 2.3%.