How common is the surname Harnett?

1,290 people in the United States had the surname Harnett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. It ranked 20,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Harnett?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Harnett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Harnett?

William Harnett, American artist (1848-1892).

Where is the surname Harnett most common?

Wikidata records people named Harnett in the United States.

Is the surname Harnett getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,290 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Harnett

A surname, carried by 1,290 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harnett is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,290 people named Harnett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,307.

#20,553

rank among US surnames

1,290

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,208)

Who is named Harnett

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

88% of people named Harnett identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harnetts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Harnett
American artist (1848-1892)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harnett

Harnett has the Soundex code H653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H653.

Questions

How common is the surname Harnett?: 1,290 people in the United States had the surname Harnett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,338 Americans. It ranked 20,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harnett?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Harnett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Harnett?: William Harnett, American artist (1848-1892).
Where is the surname Harnett most common?: Wikidata records people named Harnett in the United States.
Is the surname Harnett getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,307 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,290 in 2010, down 1.3%.