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Early Origins of the Garin family

The surname Garin was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Garin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garin research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1532, 1653, 1789 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Garin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Garin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goring, Goreng, Göring, Goringet, Geur, Gerling and many more.

Early Notables of the Garin family

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Garin Ranking

In France, the name Garin is the 858th most popular surname with an estimated 5,944 people with that name. 1


Garin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Garin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Doninck Garin, aged 21, who landed in Missouri in 1842 2
  • Dennis Garin, aged 32, who arrived in Missouri in 1845 2

Garin migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Garin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Garin, Australian settler travelling from Sydney aboard the ship "Earl Durham" arriving in Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand in 1841 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Garin (post 1700) +

  • John Garin Liley (b. 1967), English former rugby union player from Wakefield, England for the England National Team in 1990, brother of Rob Liley


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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