How common is the surname Harold?

6,141 people in the United States had the surname Harold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. It ranked 5,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harold?

Gale Harold, actor, followed by Erika Harold.

Where is the surname Harold most common?

Wikidata records people named Harold in the United States and Kingdom of Bavaria.

Is the surname Harold getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,141 in 2010, down 4.5%.

Is Harold also a first name?

Yes. Harold is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Harold

A surname, carried by 6,141 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H643 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harold is more common than 96.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,141 people named Harold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. That is down 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,428.

#5,651

rank among US surnames

6,141

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

-4.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,008)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,648	Bojorquez	6,147	50,227
#5,649	Orona	6,145	50,243
#5,650	Yim	6,144	50,252
#5,651	Harold	6,141	50,276

Who is named Harold

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

68% of people named Harold identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Harolds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gale Harold
Actor, born 1969
Erika Harold
American politician, born 1980
Edgar von Harold
Bavarian officer and entomologist (1830–1886)

Notable Harolds come mostly from the United States (2) and Kingdom of Bavaria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harold

Harold has the Soundex code H643, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H643.

Questions

How common is the surname Harold?: 6,141 people in the United States had the surname Harold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. It ranked 5,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harold?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Harold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harold?: Gale Harold, actor, followed by Erika Harold.
Where is the surname Harold most common?: Wikidata records people named Harold in the United States and Kingdom of Bavaria.
Is the surname Harold getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,141 in 2010, down 4.5%.
Is Harold also a first name?: Yes. Harold is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.