Explore the Family Name Garing

The meaning of Garing

1. German (Gäring): variant of Gähring (see Gahring) and, in North America, also an altered form of this or of its more common variant Gehring (and possibly also of some other similar or like-sounding German surname). The surname Gäring is very rare in Germany. 2. English (London): Anglicized form of French Guérin (see Guerin).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Garing saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname shifted from 54,522 in 2000 to 54,418 in 2010, showing a minimal growth rate of 0.19%. Also, the count of individuals with the Garing surname increased by 7.06% during this decade, rising from 354 to 379 people. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#54,418	0.19%
Count	354	379	7.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garing

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Garing also experienced some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Most notably, there was an increase from 6.78% to 12.93% in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, marking a substantial growth rate of 90.71%. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped from 90.40% to 83.38%, a decrease of 7.77%. There was also a new appearance of those identifying with two or more races, which did not have a recorded percentage in 2000 but grew to 2.64% in 2010. The Hispanic category, however, went from 1.69% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. No significant changes were seen in the categories of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.4%	83.38%	-7.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.78%	12.93%	90.71%
Two or More Races	0%	2.64%	0%
Hispanic	1.69%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%