The surname Harjo
A surname, carried by 2,172 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H620
Origin
From Creek hadcho (“crazy; recklessly brave”).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,172 people named Harjo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,148 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,089.
#13,903
rank among US surnames
2,172
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+4%
change since 2000 (was #13,372)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13,903 | Montesinos | 2,172 | 142,148 |
| #13,911 | Forcier | 2,171 | 142,214 |
Who is named Harjo
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
77% of people named Harjo identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as two or more races.
- American Indian and Alaska Native 77%
- White (not Hispanic) 12%
- Two or more races 7.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Questions
- Where does the surname Harjo come from?
- From Creek hadcho (“crazy; recklessly brave”).
- How common is the surname Harjo?
- 2,172 people in the United States had the surname Harjo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,148 Americans. It ranked 13,903rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Harjo?
- In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Harjo identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Harjo getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,172 in 2010, up 4.0%.