The Garmon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,403 people carried this name — #6,318 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,183 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Garmon surname

As an Irish surname, variant of Gorman.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Garmon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Garmon in American newspapers,
1904–1907.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium carrying the name Garmon
The Richmond Palladium 1907-01-03
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Garmon
The Washington Herald 1907-01-03
Newspaper page from Rogue River Courier carrying the name Garmon
Rogue River Courier 1904-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,480 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Garmon in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

56 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garmon. The most, 10, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 22
Victoria 17
New South Wales 11
South Australia 2
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garmon.

Who carried it

People named Garmon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nehorai Garmon 1682–1760 · rabbi
  • Nehorai Garmon 1682–1760 · rabbi

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Garmon,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States241 records

241 records of the Garmon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 32
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clinton W. Garmon

    Born 1915 in Alabama. Enlisted 1941 at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Corinth Bapt Church, La Fayette, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chaie Garmon

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Bothnia from Liverpool, aged 28; matron. From Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Francisca L. Garmon

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1950, died 2001; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 241 records for Garmon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Garmon name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Garmon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1864 aboard the Hero, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Garmon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Garmon name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mike Garmon

    Died 1990; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Garmon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Feliciano Garmon

    Born 1916 in Spain; died 2001 in Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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