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

Garic, 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 Garic surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garic in America

Garic is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garic surname appeared 164 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 Garic.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garic 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 Garic

The surname "GARIC" has its origins traced back to the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in Croatia and Serbia. It is believed to have emerged around the 9th century AD, during the medieval period.

The name "GARIC" is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "gar," which means "soot" or "charcoal," possibly indicating an occupation or location associated with charcoal production or blacksmithing. Variants of the spelling include "Garich," "Garić," and "Garitch."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 12th-century Venetian document, which mentions a certain "Gregorio Garich" from the island of Krk, located in the northern Adriatic Sea. This region was historically inhabited by Croats and other Slavic peoples.

In the 14th century, a nobleman named Ivan Garic was mentioned in the records of the Kingdom of Serbia, suggesting that the name had spread across the Balkan region during that time period.

A notable figure bearing the surname "GARIC" was Petar Garić (c. 1450-1520), a Croatian poet and Renaissance humanist from Dubrovnik. His literary works, written in Latin and Croatian, were influential during the early modern period.

Another significant individual was Nikola Garić (1749-1827), a Serbian painter and iconographer who was renowned for his religious artworks adorning churches and monasteries throughout the Habsburg Monarchy.

In the 19th century, a Croatian military officer named Josip Garić (1819-1875) gained recognition for his service in the Austrian Empire's military campaigns against the Ottoman Turks in the Balkans.

Moving into the 20th century, Milutin Garić (1892-1975) was a Serbian mathematician and academic who made notable contributions to the field of differential geometry and taught at the University of Belgrade.

While the surname "GARIC" has its roots in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities, carrying with it a rich cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garic

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

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

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