Given name & surname
Garmon
“resembling a chestnut”·“a spearman”
Garmon has a related form in Armon. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a chestnut.” Garmon is a variant of Garman. One English interpretation is “a spearman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garmon has a related form in Armon. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a chestnut.” Garmon is a variant of Garman. One English interpretation is “a spearman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Garmon has a related form in Armon. An origin associated with Armon is Hebrew. Garmon is a variant of Garman. An origin associated with Garman is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garmon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 86 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 9 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 7 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,241 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.
Garmon’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Garmon has a related form in Armon. Garmon has a related form in Garman. In English usage, Garmon as a surname has a related form in Gorman.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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