Given name & surname
Garison
“from the spear-fortified town”
Garison is a variant of Garrison. One English interpretation is “from the spear-fortified town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garison is a variant of Garrison. One English interpretation is “from the spear-fortified town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garison is a variant of Garrison. An origin associated with Garrison is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Garison is a variant of Garrison. The history of Garrison gives this family its wider story. Garrison’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Garison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 130 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 191 as a first name in 2020; 255 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Garison’s family of names
Garison has a related form in Garrison.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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