How common is the surname Harkless?

2,040 people in the United States had the surname Harkless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,346 Americans. It ranked 14,591st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harkless?

Maurice Harkless, American basketball player, followed by Elijah Harkless.

Where is the surname Harkless most common?

Wikidata records people named Harkless in the United States.

Is the surname Harkless getting more or less common?

More common. 1,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,040 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Harkless

A surname, carried by 2,040 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harkless is more common than 91% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,040 people named Harkless in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,346 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,609.

#14,591

rank among US surnames

2,040

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+26.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,456)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,585	Strine	2,042	151,198
#14,587	Emrich	2,041	151,272
#14,591	Tarlton	2,040	151,346
#14,599	Vartanian	2,039	151,420

Who is named Harkless

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

56% of people named Harkless identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harklesss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maurice Harkless
American basketball player, born 1993
Elijah Harkless
American basketball player (born 2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harkless

Harkleroad

Harkless has the Soundex code H624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H624.

Questions

How common is the surname Harkless?: 2,040 people in the United States had the surname Harkless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,346 Americans. It ranked 14,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harkless?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Harkless identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harkless?: Maurice Harkless, American basketball player, followed by Elijah Harkless.
Where is the surname Harkless most common?: Wikidata records people named Harkless in the United States.
Is the surname Harkless getting more or less common?: More common. 1,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,040 in 2010, up 27%.