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Revision as of 18:56, 13 January 2009
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", "god of the spear" 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 Hedlund - American actor
- Antony Garrett Lisi - American theoretical physicist
- Garrett A. Morgan - African-American inventor; created the gas mask and the traffic signal
- Garrett Morris - African-American comedian/actor and Saturday Night Live alumnus
- Garrett Weber-Gale - American swimmer
Surname
- Amos Garrett
- Abraham Ellison Garrett
- Almeida Garrett
- Alvin Garrett
- Augustus Garrett
- Betty Garrett
- Bill Garrett (basketball)
- Billy Garrett
- Brad Garrett
- Carl Garrett
- Edmund H. Garrett, American painter, illustrator and author
- Edna Garrett
- Elizabeth Garrett
- Finis J. Garrett
- Franklin Garrett
- Garet Garrett
- George Garrett
- George Garrett (poet)
- George Angus Garrett (1885-1971), U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1947-51)
- 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
- Scott Garrett, New Jersey 5th Congressional District representative
- Sean Garrett
- Siedah Garrett
- Snuff Garrett
- Steve "Static" Garrett
- Susie Garrett
- Thomas Garrett
- Tom Garrett, Australian cricket player
- Tommy Garrett, English footballer
Variant Garratt:
See also
Garrret is by far the best name ever.