How common is the surname Harden?

26,617 people in the United States had the surname Harden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,600 Americans. It ranked 1,322nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harden?

Arthur Harden, British biochemist, followed by Marcia Gay Harden.

Where is the surname Harden most common?

Wikidata records people named Harden in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Harden getting more or less common?

More common. 25,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,617 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Harden

A surname, carried by 26,617 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harden is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,617 people named Harden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,600 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,241.

#1,322

rank among US surnames

26,617

people in 2010

9.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,284)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,313	Whitley	26,732	11,550
#1,314	Hamm	26,726	11,552
#1,315	Bland	26,722	11,554
#1,316	Bermudez	26,691	11,567
#1,317	Stinson	26,681	11,572
#1,318	Pike	26,655	11,583
#1,319	Orellana	26,651	11,585

Who is named Harden

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

58% of people named Harden identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hardens

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Harden
British biochemist, 1865–1940
Marcia Gay Harden
American actress, born 1959
James Harden
American basketball player (born 1989)
Tim Harden
American athletics competitor, born 1974
Ty Harden
American soccer player, born 1984
Wilbur Harden
American jazz musician (1924–1969)
SpotemGottem
American rapper, born 2001

Notable Hardens come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harden

Harden has the Soundex code H635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H635.

Questions

How common is the surname Harden?: 26,617 people in the United States had the surname Harden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,600 Americans. It ranked 1,322nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harden?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Harden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harden?: Arthur Harden, British biochemist, followed by Marcia Gay Harden.
Where is the surname Harden most common?: Wikidata records people named Harden in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Harden getting more or less common?: More common. 25,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,617 in 2010, up 5.5%.