Garside
English
Alternative forms
- Garthside, Gartside
Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Middle English garth (“enclosure”) + side (“hill slope”).
Proper noun
Garside (plural Garsides)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garside is the 22450th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1146 individuals. Garside is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garside”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.