# Harlow (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/harlow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname transferred from the place name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,726 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,060 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,330 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (11,128 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɑɹ.loʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Harlow in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Harlow in the United States and Croatia.

## People named Harlow

- Jean Harlow, American film actress (1911–1937)
- Harry Harlow, American psychologist (1905–1981)
- Christian Pulisic, American soccer player (born 1998)
- Kristi Myst, American pornographic actress

## Similar surnames

Harrell, Harley, Harrill, Harrel, Harle, Harwell, Hurley, Herlihy, Herrell, Horrell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.