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Garrow Family History

Garrow Surname Meaning

Scottish: descriptive nickname from the Gaelic epithet garbh ‘rough stout of powerful build’. Cornish: nickname from garow ‘rough’.

English: perhaps sometimes a habitational name from Garway in Herefordshire named with Welsh llan + the Christian saint's name Guoruoe.

Americanized form of French Gareau. Americanized form of French Garand.

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


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You can see how Garrow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Garrow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Garrow families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 57 Garrow families living in London. This was about 26% of all the recorded Garrow's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Garrow families in 1891.
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What did your Garrow ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Garrow. 88% of Garrow women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • School Teacher
    7%
  • Private Means
    7%

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What is the average Garrow lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Garrow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Garrow in 1952 was 22, and 76 in 2004.

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