How common is the surname Harbor?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Harbor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harbor?

Jean Harbor, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Harbor most common?

Wikidata records people named Harbor in the United States.

Is the surname Harbor getting more or less common?

More common. 1,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Harbor

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harbor is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

English surname, variant of Harbour.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Harbor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,127.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,578)

Who is named Harbor

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

51% of people named Harbor identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 3.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Harbors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jean Harbor
American soccer player, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harbor

Harbor has the Soundex code H616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H616.

Questions

Where does the surname Harbor come from?: English surname, variant of Harbour.
How common is the surname Harbor?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Harbor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harbor?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Harbor identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harbor?: Jean Harbor, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Harbor most common?: Wikidata records people named Harbor in the United States.
Is the surname Harbor getting more or less common?: More common. 1,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 1.7%.