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    The surname Harkey

    A surname, carried by 3,158 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H620

    Harkey: #10,200 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Harkey #10,200, 3,158 people Harkey: #10,200 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Harkey #10,200, 3,158 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harkey is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    English surname, probably related to Harry or a derivative of Hard.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,158 people named Harkey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,766 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,831.

    #10,200
    rank among US surnames
    3,158
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.6%
    change since 2000 (was #10,426)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,193Pizzo3,16197,673
    #10,197Garr3,16097,704
    #10,199Swint3,15997,735
    #10,200Hunsinger3,15897,766
    #10,204Thakkar3,15797,797

    Who is named Harkey

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

    91% of people named Harkey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Harkey come from?
    English surname, probably related to Harry or a derivative of Hard.
    How common is the surname Harkey?
    3,158 people in the United States had the surname Harkey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,766 Americans. It ranked 10,200th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Harkey?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Harkey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Harkey getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,158 in 2010, up 12%.