Garrett
See also: All pages with titles beginning with Garrett
Garrett is a masculine Irish, and Anglo-Saxon first name, or surname meaning "Lord of the spear", "spear brave" or "spear wielder".
Popularity
The popularity of the name Garrett in the United States has risen sharply in the last century, from number 522 in 1908 to a recent peak in 2000 at number 74.
| Garrett's popularity from 1996-2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rank | ||||
| 2006 | 138 | ||||
| 2005 | 124 | ||||
| 2004 | 114 | ||||
| 2003 | 106 | ||||
| 2002 | 91 | ||||
| 2001 | 80 | ||||
| 2000 | 74 | ||||
| 1999 | 78 | ||||
| 1998 | 80 | ||||
| 1997 | 85 | ||||
| 1996 | 80 | ||||
| Source: Social Security Administration. See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames | |||||
Notable people with the name Garrett
Given name
- Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (aka "Garrett the Great") - Lord Deputy of Ireland.
- Garrett FitzGerald - Seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland.
- Garrett Morris - African-American Comedian/Actor and Saturday Night Live Alum.
- Garrett Schaefer - Californian Liberal and Marijuana Advocate
- Garrett Henry Speers - Amazing Irish individual, who is simply brilliant at everything he does.
Surname
- Amos Garrett
- Abraham Ellison Garrett
- Almeida Garrett
- Alvin Garrett
- Augustus Garrett
- Betty Garrett
- Bill Garrett (basketball)
- Billy Garrett
- Brad Garrett
- Carl Garrett
- Edna Garrett
- Elizabeth Garrett
- Finis J. Garrett
- Franklin Garrett
- Garet Garrett
- George Garrett
- George Garrett (poet)
- Henry Garrett
- Jason Garrett
- Jesse James Garrett
- John W. Garrett
- Kelly Garrett
- Kenny Garrett
- Kevin Garrett
- Laurie Garrett
- Lee Garrett
- Leif Garrett
- Lesley Garrett
- Maureen Garrett
- Mike Garrett
- Neil Garrett
- Nick Garrett
- Nick Garrett (bass baritone)
- Pat Garrett, who shot and Killed Billy the Kid
- Patsy Garrett
- Peter Garrett
- R. M. Garrett
- Rachel Garrett
- Randall Garrett, science fiction author, best known for the Lord Darcy books
- Ray Garrett, Jr.
- Raymond Garrett
- Richard Garrett
- Robert Garrett
- E. Scott Garrett, NJ 5th Congressional District Representative
- Sean Garrett
- Siedah Garrett
- Snuff Garrett
- Steve "Static" Garrett
- Susie Garrett
- Thomas Garrett
- Thomas Garrett (Australian politician)
- Tom Garrett
Variant Garratt:
Geographical locations
- Garrett County, Maryland
- Garrett, Texas
- Garrett, Pennsylvania
- Garrett, Illinois
- Garrett, Washington
- Garrett, Indiana
Other
- Garrett Systems, a manufacturer of turbochargers and turboprops
- Garrett P.I., a fantasy series by Glen Cook
- Richard Garrett & Sons, a manufacturer of steam engines and agricultural machinery
- Garrett, a manufacturer of metal detectors
- Garrett, the protagonist of the computer game series Thief
- for the architectural term garret, see attic.
See also
- Garratt for a type of steam locomotive
- Jarrett (surname)
- Garet
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Garrett is a very cool name and you should have it