Garand

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand.

Proper noun

Garand (plural Garands)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garand is the 35912^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 625 individuals. Garand is most common among White (94.88%) individuals.

Noun

Garand (plural Garands)

1. (informal) The M1 American semiautomatic rifle.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garand”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Anagrams

• Argand, Dargan, Granda, argand, granda

French

Proper noun

Garand ?

1. a surname derived from garant (“guarantor”)