Given name & surname
Garwood
Garwood is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the triangleshaped forest; from the spear forest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the triangleshaped forest; from the spear forest.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Garwood through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74
- 74 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 8 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 5 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,371 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.
Garwood’s family of names
Garwood has a related form in Garrwode. Garwood has a related form in Garrwood. Garwood has a related form in Garwode.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Garwood, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Morley
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92% boys · 8% girls
Boswell
“from the spring near the forest”
>99% boys
Sherwood
“from the bright forest”
>99% boys
Holmes
“from the river island”
>99% boys
Glade
“from the meadow in the C woods” · “from the clearing in the woods”
>99% boys
Ashford
“from the ash-tree ford”
>99% boys