How common is the surname Haring?

2,997 people in the United States had the surname Haring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,018 Americans. It ranked 10,671st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Haring?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Haring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Haring?

Keith Haring, American artist and social activist (1958-1990).

Where is the surname Haring most common?

Wikidata records people named Haring in the United States.

Is the surname Haring getting more or less common?

More common. 2,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,997 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Haring

A German surname, carried by 2,997 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haring is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,997 people named Haring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,018 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,898.

#10,671

rank among US surnames

2,997

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,207)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,662	Bogdan	3,001	102,881
#10,663	Nee	3,000	102,915
#10,668	Troupe	2,999	102,949
#10,671	Bolivar	2,997	103,018
#10,675	Patin	2,996	103,053
#10,678	Lian	2,995	103,087
#10,679	Ruffner	2,994	103,121

Who is named Haring

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

94% of people named Haring identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Keith Haring
American artist and social activist (1958-1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haring

Haring has the Soundex code H652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H652.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Haring come from?: From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).
How common is the surname Haring?: 2,997 people in the United States had the surname Haring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,018 Americans. It ranked 10,671st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haring?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Haring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Haring?: Keith Haring, American artist and social activist (1958-1990).
Where is the surname Haring most common?: Wikidata records people named Haring in the United States.
Is the surname Haring getting more or less common?: More common. 2,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,997 in 2010, up 3.4%.