Garratt Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Garratt is best understood together with Garrett: both are English spellings of one family name. Its meaning, shared with Garrett, is “Spear-hard or spear-rule (from Gerard or Gerald)”.

• The two spellings differ in a small detail: Garratt has “a” where Garrett has “e”.
• Garratt ranked 44,034 in the 2010 US Census, with 489 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames.
• You may also find the name written Garatt, Garret and Garrard.

Garratt coat of arms

There is no single Garratt family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Garratt family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.