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    The surname Harlow

    An English place surname, carried by 11,726 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɑɹ.loʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex H640 Also a first name

    Harlow: #3,060 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Harlow #3,060, 11,726 people Harlow: #3,060 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Harlow #3,060, 11,726 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harlow is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    Harlow is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,726 people named Harlow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,330 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,128.

    #3,060
    rank among US surnames
    11,726
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #2,975)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,051Fortune11,74826,281
    #3,052Bair11,74026,299
    #3,053Dorman11,73926,301
    #3,055Rains11,73726,305
    #3,057Lamar11,73326,314
    #3,058Holton11,73126,319
    #3,059Patten11,73026,321

    Who is named Harlow

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

    94% of people named Harlow identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Harlows

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1973

    Notable Harlows come mostly from the United States (3) and Croatia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Harlow

    Harlow has the Soundex code H640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H640.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Harlow come from?
    From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).
    How common is the surname Harlow?
    11,726 people in the United States had the surname Harlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,330 Americans. It ranked 3,060th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Harlow?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Harlow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Harlow?
    Jean Harlow, American film actress (1911–1937), followed by Harry Harlow.
    Where is the surname Harlow most common?
    Wikidata records people named Harlow in the United States and Croatia.
    How do you pronounce Harlow?
    Harlow is /ˈhɑɹ.loʊ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Harlow?
    Harlow is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Harlow getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,726 in 2010, up 5.4%.
    Is Harlow also a first name?
    Yes. Harlow is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.