Last Name GARNESS

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Meaning The son of Garneys. sprung from a first name like Harness. This surname has been settled in Norfolk and Suffolk for seven centuries. But the early scattered instances strongly presuppose a first name origin.
Origin English, Norwegian, Irish

Rank 61,058 (2000 US census) 84,777 (1990 US census)
Count 308 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.91%, or 280 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.62%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.19%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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