How common is the surname Harford?

2,032 people in the United States had the surname Harford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. It ranked 14,643rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harford?

Tim Harford, British economist and journalist, followed by John Hartford.

Where is the surname Harford most common?

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

Is the surname Harford getting more or less common?

More common. 1,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,032 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Harford

A surname, carried by 2,032 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). Harford is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,032 people named Harford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,792.

#14,643

rank among US surnames

2,032

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,099)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017

Who is named Harford

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

87% of people named Harford identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harfords

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Harford
British economist and journalist, born 1973
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician (1937–2001)

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harford

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

Questions

How common is the surname Harford?: 2,032 people in the United States had the surname Harford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. It ranked 14,643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harford?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Harford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harford?: Tim Harford, British economist and journalist, followed by John Hartford.
Where is the surname Harford most common?: Wikidata records people named Harford in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Harford getting more or less common?: More common. 1,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,032 in 2010, up 13%.