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Harris

in Missouri

There are 11,390 people with the last name "Harris" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

NameRank
Harris 16
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  1. is 12th most common White
  2. is 13th most common Thomas
  3. is 14th most common Jackson
  4. is 15th most common Anderson
  5. is 16th most common Harris
  6. is 17th most common Thompson
  7. is 18th most common Clark
  8. is 19th most common Lewis
  9. is 20th most common Walker

Similar Names and Nicknames

Harrison, Harrington, Harrell, Harry, Harrelson, Harr, Harrigan, Harrold, Harrod, Harriman

Most Common First Names for Harris

James, Robert, Michael, John, David, William, Charles, Richard, Mary, Donald

Meaning & History

English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales): patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry, pet form of Henry.

This name is also well established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. In some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, both Harris and Harrison can be Anglicized forms of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha.

Greek: reduced form of the Greek personal name Kharalambos, composed of the elements khara ‘joy’ + lambein ‘to shine’.

Jewish: Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.

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