Garrett Name Meaning: Believed to be of French/German origin, a surname taken from the forename 'Gerald' or 'Gerard meaning 'spear' and 'brave' or 'rule'.
A name made popular after The Crusades. May have also been a nickname from someone strong or a warrier or someone who used a spear.
Discover how your Garrett ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 37 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 47 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 50 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 131 |
| Durham | 97 |
| Essex | 119 |
| Gloucestershire | 74 |
| Hampshire | 332 |
| Herefordshire | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 229 |
| Kent | 216 |
| Lancashire | 256 |
| Leicestershire | 78 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 1,163 |
| Middlesex | 69 |
| Northumberland | 71 |
| Norfolk | 131 |
| Northamptonshire | 151 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 |
| Oxfordshire | 116 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 36 |
| Suffolk | 114 |
| Somerset | 324 |
| Surrey | 84 |
| Sussex | 121 |
| Staffordshire | 95 |
| Warwickshire | 242 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 247 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 240 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 60 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 63 |
| Pembrokeshire | 27 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 927 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 145 |
| Labourer | 131 |
| General Servant | 68 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| Glover | 30 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Annuitant | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Ag Labourer | 24 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Cook | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 17 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Mariner | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| General Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Garrett | 3,102 |
| Mary Garrett | 2,692 |
| John Garrett | 2,404 |
| Elizabeth Garrett | 2,084 |
| George Garrett | 1,921 |
| Thomas Garrett | 1,544 |
| Sarah Garrett | 1,430 |
| James Garrett | 1,321 |
| Charles Garrett | 1,036 |
| Henry Garrett | 984 |
| Ann Garrett | 981 |
| Jane Garrett | 836 |
| Joseph Garrett | 724 |
| Eliza Garrett | 670 |
| Ellen Garrett | 658 |
| Emma Garrett | 637 |
| Annie Garrett | 624 |
| Alice Garrett | 610 |
| Alfred Garrett | 575 |
| Frederick Garrett | 555 |
| Robert Garrett | 548 |
| Edward Garrett | 531 |
| Arthur Garrett | 518 |
| Emily Garrett | 509 |
| Margaret Garrett | 489 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett | 100% | 47,012 |
| 2 | Garratt | 86% | 21,916 |
| 3 | Garret | 86% | 3,094 |
| 4 | Gerrett | 86% | 1,622 |
| 5 | Garritt | 86% | 1,531 |
| 6 | Garrott | 86% | 1,204 |
| 7 | Garett | 86% | 491 |
| 8 | Gerritt | 71% | 266 |
| 9 | Garet | 71% | 244 |
| 10 | Gorrett | 86% | 181 |
| 11 | Gerratt | 71% | 139 |
| 12 | Garriett | 88% | 125 |
The surname Garrett is the most popular version of all its varients