How rare is the last name Garvin?

12,603 people in the United States have the last name Garvin, about 1 in 23,716. It ranks #2,783 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GARVIN

#2,783

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,603
About
1 in 23,716
This common or more
51.7%
Who bears it

Of the 12,603 people with the last name Garvin, 65.7% reported their origin as White, 25.5% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Garvin

#2,781 Pressley · 12,622#2,782 Borges · 12,609#2,784 Hossain · 12,599#2,785 Jameson · 12,595

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Garvin, most common first.

#55,082 Garbin · 403#64,820 Garven · 331#141,309 Garfin · 121#145,757 Garvine · 115

Also a first name

As a first name, Garvin ranks #9,355 of 53,615, with 1,489 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 52 births. See Garvin as a first name

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