Garnsey
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English
Etymology
- English surname of Norman origin, from Great Gornhay in Tiverton, Devon, from the Old English personal name Gārmund, see Garman.
- Also as a habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Germisay, in Lorraine. It could also be a habitational surname from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The second element of both of these is probably Old Norse ey (“island”).
Proper noun
Garnsey (plural Garnseys)
- A surname from Norman.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garnsey is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Garnsey is most common among White (93.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garnsey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.