Find out how popular the last name Garand is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Garand.

Garand, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Garand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garand in America

Garand is the 35912th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garand surname appeared 625 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Garand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garand to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Garand

The surname Garand is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "garenne," which means "game reserve" or "hunting ground." This name likely originated in the northern regions of France during the Middle Ages, where many people were employed as gamekeepers or lived near hunting grounds.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Garand can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a landowner named Willelmus Garande is listed as holding property in Normandy, France. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the 11th century.

Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, the Garand family continued to maintain a presence in various parts of northern France. Notable individuals bearing this surname include Jean Garand, a renowned French playwright and poet who lived in the 16th century and wrote several acclaimed works, including "Le Siège de Calais" (The Siege of Calais).

In the 17th century, the name Garand appeared in several historical records related to the French colonization of North America. Jacques Garand, born in 1635 in Rouen, France, was one of the earliest settlers to arrive in New France (present-day Quebec, Canada) in 1658. He later became a prominent landowner and established a lineage that continued to use the Garand surname in the region.

Another notable figure was Pierre Garand, a French military officer born in 1679 in Brittany, France. He played a crucial role in the defense of the French colony of Acadia (present-day Maritime provinces of Canada) during the French and Indian Wars in the early 18th century.

During the 19th century, the Garand surname gained further recognition with the birth of John C. Garand (1888-1974), a Canadian-American engineer and firearms designer. He is best known for developing the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, which was widely used by the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean War.

Other individuals with the Garand surname include Émile Garand (1885-1958), a French architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Paris, and Yvette Garand (1923-2008), a French actress and singer who gained popularity in the mid-20th century for her performances in films and on the stage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garand

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Garand.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Garand was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Garand has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Garand was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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