Explore the Family Name Garen

The meaning of Garen

1. German: probably a variant of Geeren (see Geer). Compare Garren. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name, from the definite form of gard, see Gard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Garen showed a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Garen was ranked as the 54,522nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 65,782nd position, showing a change of -20.65%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 354 in 2000 to 301 in 2010, marking a drop of nearly 15%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.13 to 0.1 during this decade, representing a decline of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#65,782	-20.65%
Count	354	301	-14.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garen

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Garen also experienced some shifts during this period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this surname saw a significant increase from 2.26% in 2000 to 5.32% in 2010, a change of 135.40%. However, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races or Black fell to zero. The proportion of White individuals showed a slight decrease from 85.03% in 2000 to 84.39% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased from 4.24% to 5.32%, a change of 25.47%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced a decrease from 3.39% to 2.99%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.03%	84.39%	-0.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.26%	5.32%	135.4%
Hispanic	4.24%	5.32%	25.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.39%	2.99%	-11.8%
Two or More Races	2.54%	0%	0%
Black	2.54%	0%	0%