Explore the Family Name Garmo
The meaning of Garmo
1. Norwegian: habitational name from a couple of farmsteads so named, a compound of Old Norse garthr ‘farm, fence, enclosure’ + mór ‘sandy plain, moor, heath’. 2. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a variant of Syriac garmā ‘bone’, probably applied as a nickname.
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How common is the last name Garmo in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Garmo saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 58,257 to 58,182, showing an improvement of 0.13 percent. In terms of raw numbers, there were 326 individuals with the last name Garmo in the year 2000, which increased to 349 by 2010 marking a growth rate of 7.06 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Garmo per 100,000 remained steady at 0.12.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58,257 | #58,182 | 0.13% |
| Count | 326 | 349 | 7.06% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garmo
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Garmo identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 82.82 percent to 90.83 percent. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up from 2.45 percent to 4.30 percent. However, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 13.19 to 3.44. For Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities, the percentages either remained constant at zero or changed to zero by 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 82.82% | 90.83% | 9.67% |
| Hispanic | 2.45% | 4.3% | 75.51% |
| Two or More Races | 13.19% | 3.44% | -73.92% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 1.53% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |