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    The surname Hargis

    A surname, carried by 8,503 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H622

    Hargis: #4,168 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hargis #4,168, 8,503 people Hargis: #4,168 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hargis #4,168, 8,503 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hargis is more common than 97.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,503 people named Hargis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,310 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,361.

    #4,168
    rank among US surnames
    8,503
    people in 2010
    2.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,909)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,159Petrie8,52036,238
    #4,160Elliot8,51836,246
    #4,162Fullerton8,51736,251
    #4,163Sharkey8,51436,263
    #4,164Schulze8,50936,285
    #4,165Shumaker8,50836,289
    #4,167Bontrager8,50736,293

    Who is named Hargis

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

    90% of people named Hargis identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hargiss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Hargis
      American swimmer, born 1975
    • John Hargis
      American basketball player (1920–1986)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hargis?
    8,503 people in the United States had the surname Hargis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,310 Americans. It ranked 4,168th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hargis?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hargis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hargis?
    John Hargis, American swimmer, followed by John Hargis.
    Where is the surname Hargis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hargis in the United States.
    Is the surname Hargis getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,503 in 2010, up 1.7%.