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    The surname Hariharan

    A Tamil surname, carried by 593 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex H665

    Hariharan: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hariharan #37,544, 593 people Hariharan: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hariharan #37,544, 593 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hariharan is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Tamil origin

    Borrowed from Tamil அரிஅரன் (ari’araṉ), from Sanskrit हरिहर (harihara). This surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.

    One of 15 Tamil surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 593 people named Hariharan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. That is up 141% since 2000, when the Census counted 246.

    #37,544
    rank among US surnames
    593
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +141.1%
    change since 2000 (was #73,412)

    Who is named Hariharan

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

    96% of people named Hariharan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Other Tamil surnames

    All 15 Tamil surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hariharan come from?
    Borrowed from Tamil அரிஅரன் (ari’araṉ), from Sanskrit हरिहर (harihara). This surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.
    How common is the surname Hariharan?
    593 people in the United States had the surname Hariharan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. It ranked 37,544th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hariharan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hariharan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Hariharan getting more or less common?
    More common. 246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 593 in 2010, up 141%.