How common is the surname Harness?

5,371 people in the United States had the surname Harness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harness?

Charles L. Harness, American science fiction writer (1915–2005).

Where is the surname Harness most common?

Wikidata records people named Harness in the United States.

Is the surname Harness getting more or less common?

More common. 5,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Harness

A surname, carried by 5,371 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harness is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,371 people named Harness in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,199.

#6,346

rank among US surnames

5,371

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,091)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,342	Schaaf	5,375	57,441
#6,344	Carino	5,373	57,462
#6,345	Cage	5,372	57,473
#6,346	Harness	5,371	57,484
#6,349	Casiano	5,369	57,505

Who is named Harness

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

85% of people named Harness identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harnesss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles L. Harness
American science fiction writer (1915–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harness

Harness has the Soundex code H652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H652.

Questions

How common is the surname Harness?: 5,371 people in the United States had the surname Harness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,484 Americans. It ranked 6,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harness?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Harness identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harness?: Charles L. Harness, American science fiction writer (1915–2005).
Where is the surname Harness most common?: Wikidata records people named Harness in the United States.
Is the surname Harness getting more or less common?: More common. 5,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,371 in 2010, up 3.3%.