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

Garchar, 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 Garchar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garchar in America

Garchar is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garchar surname appeared 151 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 Garchar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garchar 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 Garchar

The surname GARCHAR is believed to have its origins in the northern regions of France, specifically in the provinces of Normandy and Brittany. It is thought to have emerged sometime during the 11th or 12th century.

One possible derivation is from the Old French word "garcher," which meant "to guard" or "to protect." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who worked as a guard or protector, perhaps in a military or noble household.

Another theory links the name to the Old Norse word "gard," which referred to a farm or an enclosed area. In this case, GARCHAR could have been a name given to someone who lived or worked on a particular farm or estate.

Early records show variations in the spelling of the name, including Garchier, Garchierre, and Garchar. These variations reflect the regional dialects and the evolution of the French language over time.

One of the earliest known references to the name GARCHAR can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Fontevraud, a collection of medieval charters from the Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, France. This document, dated around 1150, mentions a certain "Renaud Garchar" as a witness to a land transaction.

In the 13th century, the name appears in the Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie, which were records of the Exchequer of Normandy. Here, a "Guillaume Garchar" is listed as a landowner in the year 1248.

During the Middle Ages, the GARCHAR name was also present in parts of England, likely brought over by Norman settlers after the Norman Conquest of 1066. One notable individual was Sir Roger GARCHAR, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century.

Another historical figure was Jean GARCHAR, a French cleric and scholar who lived in the 15th century. He was known for his writings on theology and served as the chancellor of the University of Paris from 1463 to 1466.

In the 16th century, the name was associated with a family of French nobility, the House of GARCHAR. This family held lands and titles in the region of Burgundy, and one of its members, Antoine GARCHAR, was a prominent military leader during the French Wars of Religion in the late 1500s.

As the name spread across Europe, it also found its way to other parts of the world through immigration and exploration. One notable bearer was Pierre GARCHAR, a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to North America in the 1530s and 1540s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garchar

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

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 Garchar 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 Garchar 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 Garchar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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