Show ContentsGarnie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Garnie family

The surname Garnie was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Garnie family

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Garnie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garnier, Garniez, Garnié, Garniée, Garniait, Garniaie, Garniais, Garniaies, Garniay, Garnyer, Garnyez, Garnyé, Garnyée, Garnyait, Garnyaie, Garnyais, Garnyaies, Garnyay, Garniey and many more.

Early Notables of the Garnie family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Robert Garnier (1544-1590), a French tragic poet
  • Jean Garnier (1612-1681), a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian

Migration of the Garnie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Garnier who settled in Carolina with his wife, Elizabet Fanton, and his four daughters, Etienne, Rachel, Marguerite and Anne, in 1695; David Garnier, aged 51.


Contemporary Notables of the name Garnie (post 1700) +

  • Garnie William McGinty (1900-1984), American historian for thirty-five years at Louisiana Tech University


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