Garside Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Garside Name Meaning: Habitational from Gartside in Oldham,Lancashire.Middle english garth 'enclosure' + side 'hill slope'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and topographical for someone who lived on a hillside. \"dweller in the enclosure on the hill slope\".

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garside Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garside family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 845
Cotton Weaver 99
Woollen Weaver 61
Worsted Weaver 44
Coal Miner 40
Dress Maker 34
Cotton Piecer 30
Cotton Operative 25
Worsted Spinner 25
Cotton Spinner 22
Carter 21
General Labourer 20
House Keeper 19
Cotton Winder 18
Cotton Reeler 15
Silk Weaver 15
Annuitant 14
Weaver Cotton 14
Grocer 13
Labourer 13
Stone Mason 13
Joiner 12
Domestic Servant 11
No Occupation 11
Iron Turner 11

Garside Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Garside 100% 29,607
2 Garsed 71% 288

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