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Garn Family History

Garn Name Meaning

English (western): from a lost place called Garn in Westbury on Severn (Gloucestershire). English: perhaps a shortened form of the Old French personal name Geron the oblique case form of Garo a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Ger- (see Gerald Gerard Garbutt ). A shortened form Gern would have given rise to a variant pronunciation Garn in late Middle English. English: perhaps a shortened form of Garron . German: metonymic occupational name for a producer of or dealer in yarn Middle High German garn. East German: topographic name for a mountain dweller from the Slavic root gorn- e.g. in the Lower Sorbian adjective gorny ‘of the mountains’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Garb, Garr, Gann, Arn, Hain, Gard, Garl, Gans, Garbe, Gahn

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You can see how Garn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Garn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Garn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 11 Garn families living in Quebec. This was about 48% of all the recorded Garn's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Garn families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 8,000 census records available for the last name Garn. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Garn census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 918 immigration records available for the last name Garn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 22,000 military records available for the last name Garn. For the veterans among your Garn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Garn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Garn in 1953 was 61, and 79 in 2004.

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