How common is the surname Garvin?

13,536 people in the United States had the surname Garvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,809 Americans. It ranked 2,664th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garvin?

Anita Garvin, American actress (1907–1994).

Where is the surname Garvin most common?

Wikidata records people named Garvin in the United States.

Is the surname Garvin getting more or less common?

More common. 13,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,536 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Garvin

A surname, carried by 13,536 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garvin is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,536 people named Garvin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,809 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,027.

#2,664

rank among US surnames

13,536

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,551)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,655	Cheney	13,573	22,747
#2,656	Yancey	13,566	22,759
#2,658	Morrissey	13,564	22,762
#2,659	Weinstein	13,563	22,764
#2,660	Jarrell	13,562	22,765
#2,661	Rector	13,559	22,771
#2,662	Loyd	13,547	22,791

Who is named Garvin

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

69% of people named Garvin identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garvins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anita Garvin
American actress (1907–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garvin

Garvin has the Soundex code G615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G615.

Questions

How common is the surname Garvin?: 13,536 people in the United States had the surname Garvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,809 Americans. It ranked 2,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garvin?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Garvin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garvin?: Anita Garvin, American actress (1907–1994).
Where is the surname Garvin most common?: Wikidata records people named Garvin in the United States.
Is the surname Garvin getting more or less common?: More common. 13,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,536 in 2010, up 3.9%.