# Hara (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hara/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,603 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,998 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 118,611 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (2,497 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Multiple origins, including Japanese 原 (Hara).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hara in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 42% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hara in Australia.

## People named Hara

- Tai Hara, Australian actor

## Similar surnames

Hare, Haro, Harry, Hair, Harr, Haire, Harrah, Haar, Hoar, Hora, Harrow, Her.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.