How common is the surname Harcourt?

1,091 people in the United States had the surname Harcourt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,993 Americans. It ranked 23,333rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Harcourt?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Harcourt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Harcourt?

Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, British diplomat; (1714-1777), followed by Alison Harcourt.

Where is the surname Harcourt most common?

Wikidata records people named Harcourt in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Harcourt getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,101 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,091 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Harcourt

A surname, carried by 1,091 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harcourt is more common than 85.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,091 people named Harcourt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,993 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,101.

#23,333

rank among US surnames

1,091

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,958)

Who is named Harcourt

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

92% of people named Harcourt identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harcourts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt
British diplomat; (1714-1777)
Alison Harcourt
Australian mathematician, born 1929
William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
British Army officer, 1743–1830

Notable Harcourts come mostly from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Harcourt?: 1,091 people in the United States had the surname Harcourt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,993 Americans. It ranked 23,333rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harcourt?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Harcourt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Harcourt?: Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, British diplomat; (1714-1777), followed by Alison Harcourt.
Where is the surname Harcourt most common?: Wikidata records people named Harcourt in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Harcourt getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,101 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,091 in 2010, down 0.9%.