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

Garten, 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 Garten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garten in America

Garten is the 14485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garten surname appeared 2,061 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Garten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garten 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 Garten

The surname Garten has its origins in Germany. It is derived from the German word "garten", which means "garden" or "orchard". This surname likely originated in the medieval period, when many surnames were derived from occupations, locations, or physical characteristics.

The name Garten may have been given to someone who lived near or worked in a garden or orchard. It could also have been used to identify someone who was a gardener or horticulturist by trade. In some cases, the name may have been adopted by someone who lived in a place with the word "garten" in its name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Garten can be found in the Cologne Schreinsbücher (Guilds' Books) from the 14th century, which mention a certain Heydrich van dem Garten in the year 1368. This suggests that the surname was already in use by that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Garten was Kaspar Garten, a German printer and publisher who was active in Leipzig between 1535 and 1558. He is known for printing works by the reformer Martin Luther and other Protestant authors.

Another early bearer of the name was Johann Garten, a German composer and organist who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his church music, including motets and sacred songs.

In the 18th century, Johann Samuel Garten was a German theologian and philosopher who published works on logic and metaphysics. He lived from 1704 to 1767 and served as a professor at the University of Greifswald.

A more recent figure with the surname Garten was Fritz Garten, a German architect who lived from 1879 to 1960. He is known for his work in the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) style, which was a movement in architecture and design in the 1920s and 1930s.

The surname Garten has also been found in various place names throughout Germany, such as Gartenau, Gartenfeld, and Gartenhäuschen, further reinforcing its connection to the concept of gardens and orchards.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garten

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

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

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