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Garr Family History

Garr Surname Meaning

Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McGarr from Gaelic Mac an Gheairr.

German: metonymic occupational name for a cartwright from Middle High German garre karre ‘cart’.

German: possibly also an altered form of Gorr.

German: possibly also a variant of Garre a nickname for someone with a croaky voice from a derivative of Middle High German Middle Low German garren ‘to whistle to groan’.

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


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Where is the Garr family from?

You can see how Garr families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Garr family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Garr families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 29 Garr families living in Lancashire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Garr's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Garr families in 1891.
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What did your Garr ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Hewer Unemploy and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Garr. 50% of Garr men worked as a Colliery Hewer Unemploy and 83% of Garr women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Garr were General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Colliery Hewer Unemploy
    50%
  • General Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    12%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    6%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Garr. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Garr. For the veterans among your Garr ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Garr lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Garr life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Garr in 1956 was 56, and 72 in 2004.

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