Explore the Family Name Garnick

The meaning of Garnick

Americanized or Germanized form of Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Garnik: occupational name for a cart load worker, from Ukrainian harnyk (Russian-oriented transliteration garnik). Compare Harnick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Garnick saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 60,557th popular nationwide but fell to 91,221st by 2010 – a significant drop of 50.64 percent. During this decade, the number of people with the Garnick surname also decreased from 311 to 202, a decline of 35.05 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Garnick per 100,000 members of the population dropped from 0.12 to 0.07, a 41.67 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#91,221	-50.64%
Count	311	202	-35.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.07	-41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garnick

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census presents an interesting shift among individuals with the Garnick surname. In 2000, 94.86 percent identified as White, 2.25 percent as Hispanic, and 1.93 percent reported belonging to two or more races. However, by 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White had increased to 97.03 percent. During the same period, both the Hispanic category and the group that identified with two or more races saw their percentages drop to zero. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Garnick surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	97.03%	2.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.93%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.25%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%