as a Last Name
- 118,181
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Garrett
Meaning & Origins
English: from either of two Germanic personal names introduced to Britain by the Normans: Gerard, composed of the elements gar, ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; and Gerald, composed of the elements gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + wald ‘rule’.
| 256th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 118,181
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Garrett per capita
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