How common is the surname Harsch?

1,153 people in the United States had the surname Harsch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. It ranked 22,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Harsch getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,153 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Harsch

A surname, carried by 1,153 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harsch is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,153 people named Harsch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,212.

#22,346

rank among US surnames

1,153

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,382)

Who is named Harsch

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

91% of people named Harsch identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harsch

Harsch has the Soundex code H620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H620.

Questions

How common is the surname Harsch?: 1,153 people in the United States had the surname Harsch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. It ranked 22,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harsch?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Harsch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Harsch getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,153 in 2010, down 4.9%.