How common is the surname Garten?

2,061 people in the United States had the surname Garten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,804 Americans. It ranked 14,485th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Garten?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Garten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Garten?

Ina Garten, American author and television presenter.

Where is the surname Garten most common?

Wikidata records people named Garten in the United States.

Is the surname Garten getting more or less common?

More common. 1,772 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,061 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Garten

A surname, carried by 2,061 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garten is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,061 people named Garten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,804 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,772.

#14,485

rank among US surnames

2,061

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+16.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,244)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,478	Kelson	2,062	149,731
#14,485	Garten	2,061	149,804
#14,489	Freels	2,060	149,876
#14,492	Stiefel	2,059	149,949

Who is named Garten

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

90% of people named Garten identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gartens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ina Garten
American author and television presenter, born 1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garten

Garten has the Soundex code G635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G635.

Questions

How common is the surname Garten?: 2,061 people in the United States had the surname Garten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,804 Americans. It ranked 14,485th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garten?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Garten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Garten?: Ina Garten, American author and television presenter.
Where is the surname Garten most common?: Wikidata records people named Garten in the United States.
Is the surname Garten getting more or less common?: More common. 1,772 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,061 in 2010, up 16%.