Garrett (name)

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Garrett's popularity in the United States
YearRank
2007162
2008161
2009184
2010188
2011190
2012213
2013228
2014236
2015270
2016309
2017320
Source: Social Security Administration. [1]

Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the invading Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names. The name Gerard (or Germanic: Gerhard) is composed of the Germanic elements gēr or gār (meaning 'spear') and hard ('brave', 'hard' or 'strong'), while Gerald is composed of again gēr or gār ('spear') and wald ('to rule'). [2] [3] [4] [5] Although Garrett remains predominantly only a last name in the UK and Ireland, elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is also a common first name (e.g. in the United States).

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Other surnames derived from Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald include: Gerrard, Garratt, Garret, Garred, Garrad, Garrard, Garrod, Jarrett, Jared, Jarratt, Jarrard, and Jerrold.

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References

  1. Popularity of name Archived 2018-02-02 at the Wayback Machine , SSA
  2. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Gerald".
  3. "Surname Database: Gerrard Last Name Origin".
  4. "Surname Database: Garrett Last Name Origin".
  5. Family Names And Family History, David Hey, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN   1852855509, 9781852855505. page. 42