Explore the Family Name Garel

The meaning of Garel

1. Breton: nickname from kaerell ‘weasel’. 2. French: nickname for a lame person, from the dialect word garel ‘limping, bow legged’ (derivative of Old French gare ‘leg’). 3. French: habitational name from Garel, the name of several places in France.

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How common is the last name Garel in the United States?

The Garel surname was ranked 76,700 in popularity in the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census and dropped to 85,049 in 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 10.89%. The total count of individuals carrying the Garel name also decreased from 233 in 2000 to 220 in 2010, which is a decline of about 5.58%. In terms of proportion per 100k, the figure declined from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010, marking a 22.22% drop, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#85,049	-10.89%
Count	233	220	-5.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garel

Turning to ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no individuals with the Garel surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both 2000 and 2010. However, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as having two or more races increased by 48.25%, from 4.29% in 2000 to 6.36% in 2010. Those identifying as White decreased slightly from 39.06% to 37.73%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased by 13.98%, from 5.58% in 2000 to 6.36% in 2010. Lastly, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname decreased by 5.97%, from 49.79% in 2000 to 46.82% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	49.79%	46.82%	-5.97%
White	39.06%	37.73%	-3.41%
Two or More Races	4.29%	6.36%	48.25%
Hispanic	5.58%	6.36%	13.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%