Garrett (name)
Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the conquering Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names. The name Gerard is composed of the Germanic elements gēr or gār and hard, while Gerald is composed of again gēr or gār and wald Although Garrett remains predominantly only a last name in the UK and Ireland, elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is also a common first name.
Other surnames derived from Gerard and Gerald include: Gerrard, Garratt, Garret, Garred, Garrad, Garrard, Garrod, Jarrett, Jared, Jarratt, Jarrard, and Jerrold.
People with the given name
- Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, aka "Garrett the Great", Lord Deputy of Ireland
- Garrett Adelstein, American professional poker player
- Garrett Arbelbide, American football and baseball player and football coach
- Garrett Atkins, American former Major League Baseball third baseman
- Garrett Birkhoff, American mathematician
- Garrett Bradbury, American football player
- Garrett Bradley, current representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 3rd Plymouth district
- Garrett Brock Trapnell, con man, bank robber, and aircraft hijacker
- Garrett Broshuis, former professional baseball player
- Garrett Brown, American cinematographer
- Garrett Brown, Jr., former federal judge and attorney
- Garrett Burnett, former professional ice hockey player
- Garrett Byrne , Irish nationalist
- Garrett Byrnes, American composer
- Garrett Caldwell, American-born Canadian former soccer player
- Garrett Camp, Canadian entrepreneur
- Garrett Caples, American poet
- Garrett Celek, American football tight end
- Garrett Clayton, American actor, singer, and dancer
- Garrett Cochran, American football player and coach
- Garrett Davis, U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky
- Garrett Dickerson, American football player
- Garrett Dillon, Irish judge, politician and soldier
- Garrett Droppers, American academic and diplomat
- Garrett Eckbo, American landscape architect
- Garrett Epps, American legal scholar, novelist, and journalist
- Garrett Festerling, professional ice hockey forward
- Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach of Ireland from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987
- Garrett Ford, Jr., American football running back
- Garrett Ford, Sr., assistant athletics director at West Virginia University
- Garrett Fort, American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter
- Garrett Gardner, American singer and songwriter
- Garrett Giemont, strength and conditioning coach
- Garrett Gilbert, American football quarterback
- Garrett Gilkey, American football offensive guard
- Garrett Glaser, retired American news reporter
- Garrett Graff, American editor-in-chief and instructor
- Garrett Graham, American football tight end
- Garrett Grayson, American football quarterback
- Garrett Gruener, founder of Ask.com and a co-founder of Alta Partners
- Garrett Hammond, American drummer
- Garrett Hardin, American ecologist
- Garrett Hartley, American football placekicker
- Garrett Heath, American middle-distance and distance runner
- Garrett Hedlund, American actor
- Garrett Hines, American bobsledder
- Garrett Hongo, Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet
- Garrett Howard, Irish hurler
- Garrett J. Pendergrast, officer in the US Navy; served at the beginning of the American Civil War
- Garrett Jernigan, American physicist and astronomer
- Garrett Johnson, American shot putter
- Garrett Jones, American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman
- Antony Garrett Lisi, American theoretical physicist
- Garrett K. Gomez, American thoroughbred jockey
- Garrett Kelleher, non-executive director of Lightstream Pictures
- Garrett Klugh, American rower
- Garrett L. Withers, Democrat, represented Kentucky
- Garrett Lerner, American television writer and producer
- Garrett Lewis, American set decorator
- Garrett Lindholm, American football placekicker
- Garrett List, American trombonist, vocalist, and composer
- Garrett Love, Republican member of the Kansas Senate
- Garrett Lowney, American Greco-Roman wrestler
- Garrett Lucash, American pair skater
- Garrett Lynch, Irish new media artist
- Garrett MacKeen, Canadian ice dancer
- Garrett Mason, American politician
- Garrett Mattingly, professor of European history at Columbia University
- Garrett McGhin, American football player
- Garrett McIntyre, American football linebacker
- Garrett McNamara, American professional big wave surfer and extreme waterman
- Garrett Miller, American rower
- Garrett Miller , Nova Scotia politician
- Garrett Mills, American football tight end
- Garrett Mitchell , Canadian ice hockey forward
- Garrett Mock, American former professional baseball pitcher
- Garrett Morgan, African-American inventor; created the safety hood smoke protection device and the traffic signal
- Garrett Morris, African-American comedian/actor and Saturday Night Live alumnus
- Garrett Neff, American model
- Garrett Oliver, American brewer and beer author
- Garrett Olson, American former professional baseball pitcher
- Garrett P. Serviss, American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer
- Garrett Phelan, artist from Dublin, Ireland
- Garrett Raboin, retired American professional ice hockey player
- Garrett Reisman, American astronaut
- Garrett Reynolds, American football guard and tackle
- Garrett Richards, American professional baseball pitcher
- Garrett Richter, Republican member of the Florida Senate
- Garrett Rivas, American former football kicker
- Garrett Roe, American professional ice hockey left winger
- Garrett Scott, American football offensive tackle
- Garrett Sinnott, Irish sportsperson
- Garrett Smith, former U.S. soccer defender
- Garrett Stafford, professional ice hockey defenceman
- Garrett Stephenson, retired Major League Baseball pitcher
- Garrett Stubbs, American baseball catcher
- Garrett Swasey, American ice skater and slain police officer
- Garrett Temple, American professional basketball guard
- Garrett Uhlenbrock, punk rock musician and songwriter
- Garrett Wang, American actor
- Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer
- Garrett Willis, American professional golfer
- Garrett Wilson, Canadian professional ice hockey Winger
- Garrett Wittels, American baseball player
- Garrett Wolfe, American former football running back
- Garrett Zuercher, American deaf actor, director, and playwright
People with the surname
- Abraham Ellison Garrett, American politician
- Almeida Garrett, Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, and politician
- Alvin Garrett, American football player
- Amos Garrett, American-Canadian musician and author
- Andrew Garrett , American explorer, naturalist, and illustrator
- Andrew Garrett, American linguist
- Augustus Garrett, mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1843 to 1844 and 1845 to 1846
- Betty Garrett, American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer
- Bill Garrett , American basketball player, coach, and college administrator
- Billy Garrett, American racing driver
- Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
- Carl Garrett, American football player
- Charles Garrett, English cricketer and Royal Navy officer
- Cliff Garrett, American founder of Garrett AiResearch
- David Garrett , German violinist
- David Garrett , New Zealand Member of Parliament
- Dickie Garrett, Welsh rugby union player
- Dorothy Garrett Smith, American politician
- Dub Garrett, American football player
- Dudley Garrett, Canadian ice hockey player
- Edmund H. Garrett, American painter, illustrator, and author
- Elizabeth Garrett, American academic administrator
- Emma Garrett, American educator and activist
- Finis J. Garrett, American politician
- Franklin Garrett, American historian
- Garet Garrett, American journalist and author
- Geoffrey Garrett, Australian political scientist, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- George Garrett, several people
- Henry Garrett, several people
- Hubert Garrett, Australian-English cricketer, son of Tom Garrett
- Jack Garrett, Irish politician
- James P. Garrett, American attorney in Oklahoma, last served on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
- Jason Garrett, American football player and coach
- Jesse James Garrett, American user experience designer
- John W. Garrett, American businessman and philanthropist
- Kenny Garrett, American jazz saxophonist and flautist
- Kevin Garrett, American football player
- Laurie Garrett, American science journalist and author
- Lee Garrett, American singer-songwriter
- Leif Garrett, American musician and actor
- Lesley Garrett, English musician and broadcaster
- Maureen Garrett, American actress
- Michael Garrett, several people
- Mike Garrett, American football player and athletic director
- Myles Garrett, American football player
- Neil Garrett, British TV producer/director
- Nick Garrett, several people
- Pat Garrett, American lawman who killed Billy the Kid
- Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer
- Peter Garrett, Australian musician, environmentalist, and politician
- R. M. Garrett, American politician
- Randall Garrett, American science fiction and fantasy author
- Ray Garrett, Jr., American lawyer and past Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission
- Raymond Garrett, Australian military officer, photographer, and politician
- Richard Garrett , English author
- Richard Garrett, English manufacturer
- Robert Garrett, American Olympic athlete
- Scott Garrett, American politician
- Sean Garrett, American singer-songwriter and producer
- Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter
- Snuff Garrett, American record producer
- Steve "Static" Garrett, American singer-songwriter and producer
- Susie Garrett, African American actress and singer
- Thomas Garrett, American abolitionist
- Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer
- Tommy Garrett , English footballer
- Tracy L. Garrett, United States Marine Corps Reserve general
- Umi Garrett, American pianist
- Wendell Garrett, Americana expert and historian
Fictional characters
- Edna Garrett, a character on the TV series The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
- Kelly Garrett, a character on the 1976–81 TV series Charlie's Angels
- Garrett, a character from the Twilight book and film series