Garred Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Garred? Think of it as Garrett with a different pen. In origin, the name means “Spear-hard or spear-rule (from Gerard or Gerald)”.

Arms associated with the name

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Spelling and variants

Records show Garred as one of the forms Garrett took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Garret, Garrard and Garratt.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Garred with 235 bearers, at rank 80,678. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames. For the full story, order the Garred surname pack.