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    The surname Garrison

    A surname, carried by 50,686 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡæɹɪ.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex G625

    Garrison: #677 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Garrison #677, 50,686 people Garrison: #677 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Garrison #677, 50,686 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garrison is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Garrett + -son.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 50,686 people named Garrison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,091 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 50,482.

    #677
    rank among US surnames
    50,686
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #611)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #668Hensley51,0816,044
    #669Glenn51,0436,049
    #670Cisneros50,9206,063
    #671Harrell50,8376,073
    #672Shields50,8326,074
    #673Rubio50,7886,079
    #674Huffman50,7866,079

    Who is named Garrison

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

    83% of people named Garrison identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Garrisons

    12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Lloyd Garrison
      American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879)
    • Rob Garrison
      American actor (1960-2019)
    • Zina Garrison
      American tennis player, born 1963
    • Jim Garrison
      American district attorney (1921–1992)
    • Lane Garrison
      American actor, born 1980
    • Jimmy Garrison
      American double bassist (1934-1976)
    • David Garrison
      American actor, born 1952
    • John Garrison
      American ice hockey player (1909-1988)
    • Roger Garrison
      American economist, born 1944
    • Ben Garrison
      American political cartoonist, born 1957
    • Fielding Hudson Garrison
      American medical historian (1870–1935)
    • Mabel Garrison
      American opera singer (1886-1963)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Garrison

    Garrison has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Garrison come from?
    From Garrett + -son.
    How common is the surname Garrison?
    50,686 people in the United States had the surname Garrison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,091 Americans. It ranked 677th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Garrison?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Garrison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Garrison?
    William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879), followed by Rob Garrison.
    Where is the surname Garrison most common?
    Wikidata records people named Garrison in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Garrison?
    Garrison is /ˈɡæɹɪ.sən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Garrison getting more or less common?
    More common. 50,482 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,686 in 2010, up 0.4%.