How common is the surname Hartwell?

7,032 people in the United States had the surname Hartwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,906 Americans. It ranked 5,000th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hartwell?

Lee Hartwell, American biologist, followed by Erin Hartwell.

Where is the surname Hartwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Hartwell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hartwell?

Hartwell is /ˈhɑːt.wɛl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hartwell getting more or less common?

More common. 6,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,032 in 2010, up 6.2%.

Is Hartwell also a first name?

Yes. Hartwell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hartwell

An English place surname, carried by 7,032 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɑːt.wɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex H634

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hartwell is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Heorotwielle, from heorot + wielle, denoting a spring frequented by deer. By surface analysis, hart + well.

Hartwell is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,032 people named Hartwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,906 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,621.

#5,000

rank among US surnames

7,032

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,870)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,995	Sipes	7,034	43,893
#4,998	Kingston	7,033	43,900
#5,000	Hartwell	7,032	43,906
#5,001	Lora	7,030	43,918
#5,002	Spitzer	7,027	43,937
#5,003	Penaloza	7,026	43,943
#5,004	Veliz	7,024	43,956

Who is named Hartwell

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

77% of people named Hartwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hartwells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Hartwell
American biologist, born 1939
Erin Hartwell
American cyclist, born 1969
David G. Hartwell
American fantasy and science fiction publisher, editor, and critic (1941–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hartwell

Hartwell has the Soundex code H634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H634.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Hartwell come from?: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Heorotwielle, from heorot + wielle, denoting a spring frequented by deer. By surface analysis, hart + well.
How common is the surname Hartwell?: 7,032 people in the United States had the surname Hartwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,906 Americans. It ranked 5,000th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hartwell?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Hartwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hartwell?: Lee Hartwell, American biologist, followed by Erin Hartwell.
Where is the surname Hartwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Hartwell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hartwell?: Hartwell is /ˈhɑːt.wɛl/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hartwell?: Hartwell is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hartwell getting more or less common?: More common. 6,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,032 in 2010, up 6.2%.
Is Hartwell also a first name?: Yes. Hartwell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.