Save Type Surname (from given name & from nickname) Usage Irish Meaning & History Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gairbhín "descendant of Garbhán", a given name derived from a diminutive form of Old Irish garb "rough, coarse, rugged, cruel".
Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Meaning & History Derived from the Old English given name Garwine meaning "spear friend".