How common is the surname Hargrove?

20,360 people in the United States had the surname Hargrove in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,164 Americans. It ranked 1,764th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hargrove?

Roy Hargrove, American jazz musicien (1969–2018), followed by Monica Hargrove.

Where is the surname Hargrove most common?

Wikidata records people named Hargrove in the United States.

Is the surname Hargrove getting more or less common?

More common. 19,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,360 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Hargrove

An English surname, carried by 20,360 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hargrove is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

English surname, from placenames such as Hargrave in Cheshire, Hargreave in Little Neston, or Hartgrove in Dorset. All of these names probably derive from Old English hār (“hoar”) + grǣfe (“grove”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,360 people named Hargrove in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,164 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,555.

#1,764

rank among US surnames

20,360

people in 2010

6.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,758	Alonzo	20,367	15,159
#1,760	Barnard	20,366	15,160
#1,763	Carlisle	20,365	15,161
#1,764	Hargrove	20,360	15,164

Who is named Hargrove

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

49% of people named Hargrove identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hargroves

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy Hargrove
American jazz musicien (1969–2018)
Monica Hargrove
American sprinter, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hargrove

Hargrove has the Soundex code H626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H626.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hargrove come from?: English surname, from placenames such as Hargrave in Cheshire, Hargreave in Little Neston, or Hartgrove in Dorset. All of these names probably derive from Old English hār (“hoar”) + grǣfe (“grove”).
How common is the surname Hargrove?: 20,360 people in the United States had the surname Hargrove in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,164 Americans. It ranked 1,764th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hargrove?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Hargrove identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hargrove?: Roy Hargrove, American jazz musicien (1969–2018), followed by Monica Hargrove.
Where is the surname Hargrove most common?: Wikidata records people named Hargrove in the United States.
Is the surname Hargrove getting more or less common?: More common. 19,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,360 in 2010, up 4.1%.