Garbee

Garbee Meaning & Origin

About Garbee
The surname Garbee is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Gara" or "Garra," meaning "spear," combined with the suffix "-by," which denotes a settlement or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Garbee can be interpreted as "the dweller at the spear settlement" or "one who comes from the village associated with the spear."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Garbee is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Garbee: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Garbee based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Garbee is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRP
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G0610
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 R B IY2
🌐 IPA
/garbee*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garbee in Braille

Here's how to represent Garbee in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Garbee in braille

How to sign the name Garbee using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Garbee using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Garbee in sign language

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