Explore the Family Name Garness

The meaning of Garness

1. Norwegian: old variant of Garnes and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this. 2. English (Midlands): variant of Garnes. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Ordell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Garness has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 61058 to 75799, showing a drop of 24.14%. In terms of absolute count, there were 308 individuals carrying the Garness surname in 2000 which reduced to 254 by 2010, marking a decline of 17.53%. When we account for the size of the population, the proportion of people with the Garness surname per 100k individuals also dropped from 0.11 to 0.09, indicating an 18.18% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#75,799	-24.14%
Count	308	254	-17.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garness

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Garness also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic across both years. Similarly, no Black individuals carried the Garness surname in 2000, but by 2010, a small percentage (not disclosed due to privacy suppression) had this surname. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 5.19% to 3.94%. However, the majority of individuals with the Garness surname identified as White, with an increase in this group from 90.91% to 94.49%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group showed a presence in 2000 but was not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.91%	94.49%	3.94%
Two or More Races	5.19%	3.94%	-24.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.62%	0%	0%