Explore the Family Name Garrabrant

The meaning of Garrabrant

Probably an altered form of North German Garbrand or Gerbrant, from an ancient Germanic personal name, composed of the elements gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’ + brand ‘fire, flame’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Garrabrant experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,949 in terms of popularity and this ranking decreased to 36,788 by 2010, marking a drop of 5.26%. The total count of individuals with the Garrabrant surname also dipped from 611 in 2000 to 607 in 2010. This represents a marginal decrease of 0.65%. The proportion of people bearing this surname per 100k also fell by approximately 8.7% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,949	#36,788	-5.26%
Count	611	607	-0.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garrabrant

In relation to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the Garrabrant surname identified as white in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease of 1.56% in this group over the decade, falling from 96.73% to 95.22%. During the same time, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic increased by roughly 61%, going from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.64% in 2010. Additionally, there was an increase of 17.35% among those identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.98% to 1.15%. No Garrabrants identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	95.22%	-1.56%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.64%	60.98%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.15%	17.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%