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Harris

in Tennessee

There are 14,800 people with the last name "Harris" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Harris 12
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  1. is 8th most common Miller
  2. is 9th most common Wilson
  3. is 10th most common Moore
  4. is 11th most common White
  5. is 12th most common Harris
  6. is 13th most common Jackson
  7. is 14th most common Martin
  8. is 15th most common Thomas
  9. is 16th most common Anderson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Harris

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

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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