The garr Surname
garr Name Meaning and History
- Irish or Scottish: reduced form of McGarr.
- Altered form of German Gorr, from a short form of the personal name Gregor, Latin Gregorius (see Gregory).
- Possibly an altered spelling of German Garre, a nickname for someone with a croaky voice, from a derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German garren ‘to whistle’, ‘to groan’.
- Alternatively, a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright, from Middle High German garre, karre ‘cart’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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