Last Name GARRISON

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Meaning	The son of Gerard, popularly Garret. In some cases it may represent Garriston, from the place of that name, county Yorks. Local: A place where troops are stationed, for the defense of a town or fort, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection.

Origin	English, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Guam

Rank	611 (2000 US census)	578 (1990 US census)

Count	50,482 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.31%, or 43066 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.45%, or 5275 total occurrences, as black,
0.4%, or 202 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.72%, or 363 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.5%, or 757 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.62%, or 818 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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