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The surname Harstad

A surname, carried by 1,130 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H623

Harstad: #22,689 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Harstad #22,689, 1,130 people Harstad: #22,689 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Harstad #22,689, 1,130 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harstad is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,130 people named Harstad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,226 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,085.

#22,689
rank among US surnames
1,130
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+4.1%
change since 2000 (was #22,196)

Who is named Harstad

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

95% of people named Harstad identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Two or more races 1.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harstad

Harstad has the Soundex code H623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H623.

Questions

How common is the surname Harstad?
1,130 people in the United States had the surname Harstad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,226 Americans. It ranked 22,689th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harstad?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Harstad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Is the surname Harstad getting more or less common?
More common. 1,085 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,130 in 2010, up 4.1%.