# Harman (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,658 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,458 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,063 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (14,237 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Hermann. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Haar, from the German noun Haar (“hair”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Harmann, Hermann, Herrmann. Compare Harmon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Harman 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) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Harman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Harman

- Graham Harman, American philosopher (born 1968)
- Jane Harman, American politician (born 1945)
- Gilbert Harman, American philosopher (1938–2021)
- Jennifer Harman, American poker player
- Hugh Harman, American animator (1903–1982)
- Nigel Harman, British actor
- Brooke Harman, actress
- Katie Harman, American beauty pageant contestant, singer and actor
- Denham Harman, American biogerontologist
- Sidney Harman, American businessman (1918–2011)
- Moses Harman, American activist
- Lillian Harman, American author

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Harmon, Herman, Herrmann, Hermann, Harriman, Herrman, Horman, Hermans, Hernandez, Hernandes, Horning, Hermanson.

## 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.