How common is the surname Garson?

931 people in the United States had the surname Garson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 331,628 Americans. It ranked 26,243rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Garson?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Garson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Garson?

Greer Garson, British-American actress (1904-1996), followed by Willie Garson.

Where is the surname Garson most common?

Wikidata records people named Garson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Garson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 931 in 2010, down 14%.

The surname Garson

A surname, carried by 931 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garson is more common than 83.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 931 people named Garson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 331,628 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,079.

#26,243

rank among US surnames

931

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-13.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,283)

Who is named Garson

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

87% of people named Garson identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Greer Garson
British-American actress (1904-1996)
Willie Garson
American actor (1964–2021)
Mike Garson
American musician, born 1945
Harry Garson
American film director (1882–1938)

Notable Garsons come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Garson?: 931 people in the United States had the surname Garson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 331,628 Americans. It ranked 26,243rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garson?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Garson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Garson?: Greer Garson, British-American actress (1904-1996), followed by Willie Garson.
Where is the surname Garson most common?: Wikidata records people named Garson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Garson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 931 in 2010, down 14%.