How common is the surname Hargett?

5,876 people in the United States had the surname Hargett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,543 Americans. It ranked 5,872nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hargett getting more or less common?

More common. 5,364 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,876 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Hargett

A surname, carried by 5,876 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hargett is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,876 people named Hargett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,543 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,364.

#5,872

rank among US surnames

5,876

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,867	Cory	5,879	52,517
#5,868	Crossley	5,878	52,526
#5,869	Maggio	5,877	52,535
#5,872	Hargett	5,876	52,543

Who is named Hargett

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

79% of people named Hargett identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Hargett?: 5,876 people in the United States had the surname Hargett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,543 Americans. It ranked 5,872nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hargett?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hargett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Hargett getting more or less common?: More common. 5,364 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,876 in 2010, up 9.5%.