How common is the surname Harman?

14,658 people in the United States had the surname Harman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,063 Americans. It ranked 2,458th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Harman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Harman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Harman?

Graham Harman, American philosopher (born 1968), followed by Jane Harman.

Where is the surname Harman most common?

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

Is the surname Harman getting more or less common?

More common. 14,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,658 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Harman

A surname, carried by 14,658 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harman is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,658 people named Harman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,063 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,237.

#2,458

rank among US surnames

14,658

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #2,328)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,449	Unger	14,738	20,949
#2,450	Mojica	14,737	20,950
#2,451	Rudd	14,732	20,957
#2,452	Demarco	14,731	20,959
#2,453	Hummel	14,715	20,982
#2,454	Almanza	14,708	20,992
#2,455	Merchant	14,692	21,015

Who is named Harman

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

94% of people named Harman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harmans

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Graham Harman
American philosopher (born 1968)
Jane Harman
American politician (born 1945)
Gilbert Harman
American philosopher (1938–2021)
Jennifer Harman
American poker player, born 1964
Hugh Harman
American animator (1903–1982)
Nigel Harman
British actor, born 1973
Brooke Harman
Actress, born 1985
Katie Harman
American beauty pageant contestant, singer and actor, born 1980
Denham Harman
American biogerontologist, 1916–2014
Sidney Harman
American businessman (1918–2011)
Moses Harman
American activist, 1830–1910
Lillian Harman
American author, 1869–1929

Notable Harmans come mostly from the United States (12) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harman

Harman has the Soundex code H655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H655.

Questions

Where does the surname Harman come from?: * 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…
How common is the surname Harman?: 14,658 people in the United States had the surname Harman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,063 Americans. It ranked 2,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Harman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Harman?: Graham Harman, American philosopher (born 1968), followed by Jane Harman.
Where is the surname Harman most common?: Wikidata records people named Harman in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Harman getting more or less common?: More common. 14,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,658 in 2010, up 3.0%.