How common is the surname Haris?

1,242 people in the United States had the surname Haris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Haris getting more or less common?

More common. 814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Haris also a first name?

Yes. Haris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Haris

A surname, carried by 1,242 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haris is more common than 87% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,242 people named Haris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 814.

#21,144

rank among US surnames

1,242

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+52.6%

change since 2000 (was #27,802)

Who is named Haris

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

58% of people named Haris identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haris

Haris has the Soundex code H620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H620.

Questions

How common is the surname Haris?: 1,242 people in the United States had the surname Haris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haris?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Haris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Haris getting more or less common?: More common. 814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Haris also a first name?: Yes. Haris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.