The Garnier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 934 people carried this name — #26,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 854 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 26,316 people named Garnier.
298 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 780 people named Garnier live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
285 people named Garnier live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 217 people named Garnier live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
30 people named Garnier have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
20 people named Garnier is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Garnier in American newspapers,
1867–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,945 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Garnier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Robert Garnier 1545–1590 · writer -
Charles Garnier 1606–1649 · missionary -
Jean Garnier 1612–1681 · politician -
Jean-Charles Garnier d'Isle 1697–1755 · architect -
George Garnier 1737–1819
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 212 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Garnier.
- Garito 196 · U.S. census
- Garland 26,779 · U.S. census
- Garlin 412 · U.S. census
- Garmendia 582 · U.S. census
- Garneau 1,350 · U.S. census
- Garnet 278 · U.S. census
- Garo 287 · U.S. census
- Garofalo 5,152 · U.S. census
- Garon 1,498 · U.S. census
- Garot 124 · U.S. census
- Garra 273 · U.S. census
- Garre 137 · U.S. census
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