The Garrity surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,156 people carried this name — #4,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,890 in 2000.

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In print

Garrity in American newspapers,
1896–1923.

Newspaper page from The Miller Press carrying the name Garrity
The Miller Press 1923-11-08
Newspaper page from The Midland Journal carrying the name Garrity
The Midland Journal 1923-09-21
Newspaper page from Montgomery County Sentinel carrying the name Garrity
Montgomery County Sentinel 1896-10-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 50,685 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Garrity in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

3,000 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garrity. The most, 725, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,666
New South Wales 972
Queensland 157
Victoria 99
ACT (Canberra) 40
Tasmania 31
South Australia 30

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

Who carried it

People named Garrity,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sallie Garrity
    Sallie Garrity 1862–1907 · photographer
  • Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr.
    Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. 1920–1999 · judge
  • Freddie Garrity
    Freddie Garrity 1936–2006 · actor
  • Hank Garrity 1908–1962 · baseball player
  • Ken Garrity 1935–2016 · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Garrity,
in the records of 5 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 States1,350 records

1,350 records of the Garrity name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 451
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 318
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 192
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 140
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 108
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 69
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 64
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward P. Garrity

    Born 1916 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; pattern maker from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    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 Bridget Garrity

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; servant. From Kerry, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Kenneth Garrity

    Born 1949; from Indianapolis, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,350 records for Garrity in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia66 records

66 records of the Garrity name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 34
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 15
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bernard Garrity

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Sorata, aged 27; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Isabella Garrity

    Retired of Newtown, Victoria; died 2000.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Robert Garrity

    Died 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 66 records for Garrity in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Garrity name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hazel H. Garrity

    Died 1995, aged 55; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret E. Garrity

    Died 1904 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Francis Frank Garrity

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Garrity in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Garrity name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Honora Garrity

    Buried in 1943 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 82.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Garrity

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick Garrity

    Buried in 1928 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 68.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Garrity in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Garrity name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Peter Garrity

    Died 1888, aged 67; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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