# Garrison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/garrison/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,686 |
| US rank (2010) | 677 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,091 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (50,482 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡæɹɪ.sən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Garrett + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Garrison 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Garrison in the United States.

## People named Garrison

- William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879)
- Rob Garrison, American actor (1960-2019)
- Zina Garrison, American tennis player
- Jim Garrison, American district attorney (1921–1992)
- Lane Garrison, American actor
- Jimmy Garrison, American double bassist (1934-1976)
- David Garrison, American actor
- John Garrison, American ice hockey player (1909-1988)
- Roger Garrison, American economist
- Ben Garrison, American political cartoonist
- Fielding Hudson Garrison, American medical historian (1870–1935)
- Mabel Garrison, American opera singer (1886-1963)

## Similar surnames

Grayson, Garzon, Garson, Gerson, Garrigan, Grossman, Grissom, Gresham, Grogan, Graziano, Grisham, Gerken.

## 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.