# Harriman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/harriman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,045 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,694 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,198 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (4,851 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the given name Herman.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Harriman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

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

## People named Harriman

- W. Averell Harriman, American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891–1986)
- Pamela Harriman, American diplomat (1920-1997)
- Edward Henry Harriman, American financier and railroad magnate (1848–1909)
- Mary Harriman Rumsey, American activist (1881-1934)
- Florence Jaffray Hurst, American socialite, social activist, and diplomat

## Similar surnames

Harmon, Harman, Herrmann, Herrman, Hernandez, Herman, Hermann, Hernandes, Horning, Hermanson, Hornung, Hernandezlopez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.