Explore the Family Name Garra

The meaning of Garra

Spanish and Italian: nickname from garra ‘claw, paw’, a word of Arabic origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Garra has seen some fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Garra ranked as the 70,273rd most popular surname, and by 2010, it slightly dropped to the 71,478th spot, marking a decrease of 1.71%. However, the count or number of people carrying the surname increased from 260 in 2000 to 273 in 2010, showing a growth of 5%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Garra surname per 100,000 decreased by 10% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#71,478	-1.71%
Count	260	273	5%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garra

Speaking of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Garra, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity, though there was a small decline in this association from 82.69% in 2000 to 80.22% in 2010. The second largest group identified as Hispanic, which slightly increased from 12.69% in 2000 to 12.82% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled over the ten years, from 2.69% in 2000 to 4.76% in 2010. A new ethnic identity emerged within this timeframe as well with some individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, where none had done so in 2000. According to the census data, there were no individuals with the Garra surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.69%	80.22%	-2.99%
Hispanic	12.69%	12.82%	1.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.69%	4.76%	76.95%
Two or More Races	0%	1.83%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%