Garetson

Garetson Meaning & Origin

About Garetson
The surname Garetson is of English origin and is derived from the given name Gerard, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Garetson can be interpreted as "son of Gerard" or "son of the brave spearman."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Garetson: 152
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 115,034
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Garetson 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 Garetson is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTSN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G0603205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AE1 R IH0 T S T AA0 N
🌐 IPA
/garetson*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garetson in Braille

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

The name Garetson in braille

How to sign the name Garetson using Sign Language

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

The name Garetson in sign language

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