The Garthe Family Name

Some records give Garth; others give Garthe. Both point to the same English family name. In origin, the name means “A dweller in an enclosed yard or on a farm”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• The extra “e” in Garthe is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• About 287 people in the United States were recorded as Garthe in 2010, placing it 68,547 on the national list. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Garth surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Garthe report, with a museum-style coat of arms.