How common is the surname Harland?

2,570 people in the United States had the surname Harland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. It ranked 12,127th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harland?

Eric Harland, American musician.

Where is the surname Harland most common?

Wikidata records people named Harland in the United States.

Is the surname Harland getting more or less common?

More common. 2,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,570 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Harland

A surname, carried by 2,570 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harland is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,570 people named Harland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,443.

#12,127

rank among US surnames

2,570

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,745)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,121	Topp	2,572	120,041
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088
#12,127	Nath	2,570	120,134
#12,130	Hammers	2,569	120,181
#12,132	Sugg	2,568	120,228
#12,136	Morelos	2,567	120,275

Who is named Harland

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

84% of people named Harland identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harlands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Harland
American musician, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harland

Harland has the Soundex code H645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H645.

Questions

How common is the surname Harland?: 2,570 people in the United States had the surname Harland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,134 Americans. It ranked 12,127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harland?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Harland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harland?: Eric Harland, American musician.
Where is the surname Harland most common?: Wikidata records people named Harland in the United States.
Is the surname Harland getting more or less common?: More common. 2,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,570 in 2010, up 5.2%.