Meaning of name Garrison
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Meaning 
The name Garrison has the following meaning: One from the town of spear.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Garrison is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 723 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Garrison rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 47 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 953 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Garrison in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Garrison is pronounced as gare-rih-sun Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Garrison and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Garrison: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Houston, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Leland, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Lee, Payton
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Garrison: Gair, Gare, Gari, Garisen, Garison, Garisun, Garri, Garrie, Garris, Garrisen, Garrisun, Garry, Garrys, Garrysan, Garrysen, Garrysin, Garryson, Garrysun, Garrysyn
Style 
We think the name Garrison should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Garrison to be: Well bred, wealthy, distinguish businessmanIn one word, you might describe Garrison as a(n) " well-bred" person. See other "well-bred" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Garrison (or its variants) are: Gerald Garrison Hearst , born on 4 January, a famous athlete. Gerald Garrison Hearst 's background: A former NFL running back who last played for the NFL's Denver Broncos in 2004. He had previously played for the Phoenix and Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Francisco 49ers. He ran for 1,000 yards in a season on four occasions and is the only NFL player to have won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 1995 and 2001. Garrison Keillor , born on 7 August, a famous author. Garrison Keillor 's background: An American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality. Garrison Starr, born on 29 April, a famous singer. Garrison Starr's background: A singer-songwriter who originally hails from Hernando, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee.
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