The Gary Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Gary family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

How common is Gary?

In the 2010 US Census, 22,310 Americans gave Gary as their last name (rank 1,612). From 1891 to 2000, 3,030 births in France were registered under Gary.

No reliable dictionary entry explains Gary, so any origin we give a client is traced from their own ancestors. Here is a quick, sourced look at the Gary surname.

Want more than a summary? See the Gary family name pack.