Garr
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McGarr, from macc an gearr (“son of the short man”).
- As a German surname, from Gorr, shortened from Gregor, as well as from Karre (“cart”).
Proper noun
[edit]Garr (plural Garrs)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garr is the 10197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3160 individuals. Garr is most common among White (78.64%) and Black/African American (14.08%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.