How common is the surname Harriott?

1,213 people in the United States had the surname Harriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. It ranked 21,524th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harriott?

Ainsley Harriott, British cook, television personality, author, followed by Rosario Harriott.

Where is the surname Harriott most common?

Wikidata records people named Harriott in the United Kingdom and Jamaica.

Is the surname Harriott getting more or less common?

More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,213 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Harriott

A surname, carried by 1,213 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harriott is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,213 people named Harriott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 981.

#21,524

rank among US surnames

1,213

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,007)

Who is named Harriott

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

58% of people named Harriott identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Harriotts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ainsley Harriott
British cook, television personality, author, born 1957
Rosario Harriott
Association football player, born 1989

Notable Harriotts come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Jamaica (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harriott

Harriott has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Harriott?: 1,213 people in the United States had the surname Harriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,531 Americans. It ranked 21,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harriott?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Harriott identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harriott?: Ainsley Harriott, British cook, television personality, author, followed by Rosario Harriott.
Where is the surname Harriott most common?: Wikidata records people named Harriott in the United Kingdom and Jamaica.
Is the surname Harriott getting more or less common?: More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,213 in 2010, up 24%.