How common is the surname Harbison?

6,215 people in the United States had the surname Harbison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,677 Americans. It ranked 5,598th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harbison?

John Harbison, American composer.

Where is the surname Harbison most common?

Wikidata records people named Harbison in the United States.

Is the surname Harbison getting more or less common?

More common. 6,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,215 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Harbison

A surname, carried by 6,215 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harbison is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,215 people named Harbison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,677 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,002.

#5,598

rank among US surnames

6,215

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,344)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,594	Ignacio	6,219	49,646
#5,595	Shine	6,217	49,661
#5,596	Click	6,216	49,669
#5,598	Harbison	6,215	49,677
#5,600	McSwain	6,213	49,693

Who is named Harbison

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Harbison identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harbisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Harbison
American composer, born 1938

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Harbeson

Harbison has the Soundex code H612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H612.

Questions

How common is the surname Harbison?: 6,215 people in the United States had the surname Harbison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,677 Americans. It ranked 5,598th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harbison?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Harbison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harbison?: John Harbison, American composer.
Where is the surname Harbison most common?: Wikidata records people named Harbison in the United States.
Is the surname Harbison getting more or less common?: More common. 6,002 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,215 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Harbison?: Harbeson.