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Garnsey
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English
Etymology
English surname of en nrf - origin, from Great Gornhay in Tiverton, Devon, from the en ang - personal name ang Gārmund, see en Garman.
Also as a habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Germisay, in Lorraine. It could also be a habitational surname from en Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The second element of both of these is probably en non ey island.
Proper noun
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en Norman.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Garnsey is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Garnsey is most common among White (93.89%) individuals.
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