How common is the surname Harte?

3,202 people in the United States had the surname Harte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,423 Americans. It ranked 10,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Harte?

Bret Harte, American writer and poet (1836–1902), followed by Betty Harte.

Where is the surname Harte most common?

Wikidata records people named Harte in the United States.

Is the surname Harte getting more or less common?

More common. 2,632 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,202 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Harte

A surname, carried by 3,202 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harte is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

English, north/Low German, Dutch, Irish surname, variant of Hart.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,202 people named Harte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,423 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,632.

#10,068

rank among US surnames

3,202

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+21.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,080)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,059	Wesolowski	3,204	96,363
#10,064	O'Brian	3,203	96,393
#10,068	Creager	3,202	96,423
#10,072	Cranston	3,200	96,483
#10,075	Nemec	3,199	96,513

Who is named Harte

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

82% of people named Harte identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hartes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bret Harte
American writer and poet (1836–1902)
Betty Harte
American actress (1882-1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Harte

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

Questions

Where does the surname Harte come from?: English, north/Low German, Dutch, Irish surname, variant of Hart.
How common is the surname Harte?: 3,202 people in the United States had the surname Harte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,423 Americans. It ranked 10,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Harte?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Harte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Harte?: Bret Harte, American writer and poet (1836–1902), followed by Betty Harte.
Where is the surname Harte most common?: Wikidata records people named Harte in the United States.
Is the surname Harte getting more or less common?: More common. 2,632 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,202 in 2010, up 22%.