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    The surname Hare

    A patronymic surname, carried by 16,304 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hare is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    * As an Irish surname, from ó hír (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”). * Also as an Irish surname, from ó Haichir (“descendant of Aichear”), from aichear (“sharp”). * As an English surname, from the noun hare, originally as a nickname. * Also as an English surname, from Ayre. * Also as an English surname, from the obsolete Old English hær (“stone”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hair. * As a French surname, from the verb harer (“to stir up, excite”), from Old French harier, from Frankish *hariōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”). * As a German surname, variant of Harr.

    Hare is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,304 people named Hare in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,937 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,739.

    #2,236
    rank among US surnames
    16,304
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,114)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,227Rider16,35218,881
    #2,228Joiner16,34918,885
    #2,229Goldsmith16,34618,888
    #2,230Baum16,33418,902
    #2,231Ruffin16,32418,914
    #2,232Laughlin16,32318,915
    #2,233Rader16,32018,918

    Who is named Hare

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

    84% of people named Hare identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hares

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Truxtun Hare
      American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956)
    • Lumsden Hare
      Actor, director (1874-1964)
    • Will Hare
      American actor (1919-1997)
    • Robert Hare
      American chemist (1781-1858)
    • David Hare
      American artist (1917-1992)
    • Phil Hare
      American politician, born 1949
    • John Hare
      British actor and theatre manager (1844–1921)
    • Doris Hare
      British actress (1905–2000)

    Notable Hares come mostly from the United States (5), Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hare

    Hare has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hare come from?
    * As an Irish surname, from ó hír (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”). * Also as an Irish surname, from ó Haichir (“descendant of Aichear”), from aichear (“sharp”). * As an English surname, from the noun hare, originally as a nickname. * Also as an…
    How common is the surname Hare?
    16,304 people in the United States had the surname Hare in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,937 Americans. It ranked 2,236th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hare?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Hare identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hare?
    Truxtun Hare, American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956), followed by Lumsden Hare.
    Where is the surname Hare most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hare in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
    What type of surname is Hare?
    Hare is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hare getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,304 in 2010, up 3.6%.