How common is the surname Garth?

3,059 people in the United States had the surname Garth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garth?

Jennie Garth, American actress.

Where is the surname Garth most common?

Wikidata records people named Garth in the United States.

Is the surname Garth getting more or less common?

More common. 2,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 6.0%.

Is Garth also a first name?

Yes. Garth is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Garth

A surname, carried by 3,059 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garth is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Welsh garth probably has its influence on Welsh place names.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,059 people named Garth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,887.

#10,491

rank among US surnames

3,059

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #10,245)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,484	Caylor	3,064	100,766
#10,486	Caffrey	3,062	100,831
#10,487	Arens	3,060	100,897
#10,491	Garth	3,059	100,930
#10,498	Chatfield	3,057	100,996
#10,499	Fulbright	3,056	101,029

Who is named Garth

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

58% of people named Garth identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Garths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jennie Garth
American actress, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garth

Garth has the Soundex code G630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G630.

Questions

Where does the surname Garth come from?: Welsh garth probably has its influence on Welsh place names.
How common is the surname Garth?: 3,059 people in the United States had the surname Garth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garth?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Garth identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garth?: Jennie Garth, American actress.
Where is the surname Garth most common?: Wikidata records people named Garth in the United States.
Is the surname Garth getting more or less common?: More common. 2,887 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 6.0%.
Is Garth also a first name?: Yes. Garth is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.