The surname Harmon
A patronymic surname, carried by 74,737 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H655
Origin
* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).
Harmon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 74,737 people named Harmon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,131 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 72,414.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #429 | Serrano | 75,996 | 4,063 |
| #430 | Fitzgerald | 75,356 | 4,097 |
| #431 | Rosales | 75,185 | 4,106 |
| #432 | Stevenson | 75,169 | 4,107 |
| #433 | Christensen | 75,143 | 4,109 |
| #434 | Manning | 74,949 | 4,119 |
| #435 | Gill | 74,948 | 4,119 |
Who is named Harmon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
77% of people named Harmon identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 77%
- Black (not Hispanic) 17%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Harmons
14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mark HarmonAmerican actor, born 1951
- Angie HarmonAmerican actress, born 1972
- Dan HarmonAmerican screenwriter, born 1973
- Judson HarmonAmerican judge (1846-1927)
- Winsor HarmonAmerican actor, born 1963
- Pat HarmonAmerican actor (1886-1958)
- Robert HarmonAmerican film and television director (born 1953)
- John HarmonAmerican actor (1905-1985)
- Trent HarmonAmerican singer; winner of American Idol, born 1990
- Clifford B. HarmonAmerican businessman (1866–1945)
- Larry HarmonAmerican entertainer: played and franchised Bozo the Clown (1925-2008)
- Tom HarmonAmerican football player and sportscaster (1919–1990)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Harmon 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 Harmon come from?
- * As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin…
- How common is the surname Harmon?
- 74,737 people in the United States had the surname Harmon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,131 Americans. It ranked 438th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Harmon?
- In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Harmon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Harmon?
- Mark Harmon, American actor, followed by Angie Harmon.
- Where is the surname Harmon most common?
- Wikidata records people named Harmon in the United States.
- What type of surname is Harmon?
- Harmon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Harmon getting more or less common?
- More common. 72,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,737 in 2010, up 3.2%.