Garstang

English

Etymology

From Old Norse geirr (“spear, lance”) + stǫng (“staff, pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)stəŋ/

Proper noun

Garstang (countable and uncountable, plural Garstangs)

1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garstang is the 122314^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 141 individuals. Garstang is most common among White (97.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garstang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.