Garai Family Crest & Name History

Your Garai ancestor may well appear as Garay in earlier records. In origin, the name means “High place”.

• Spanish statistics put 498 people with Garai in first position and 419 in second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Garai is counted in both positions.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Spelled with “i” instead of “y”, Garai shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

Garai coat of arms

Arms linked to Garay and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Garai report, with a museum-style coat of arms.