# Harting (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/harting/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,599 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 151,420 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (1,823 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* The placename is from the Old English nickname *Heort (presumably related to heorte) + -ingas. * The English surname is a variant of Hartin. * As a north/Low German surname Härting, patronymic from Hart or Hardt.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Harting 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Harding, Hartung, Hartman, Hardin, Harden, Hartmann, Hartnett, Hardiman, Hartin, Hartness, Harton, Horton.

## 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.