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Harris

in the US

There are 481,349 people with the last name "Harris" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Harris 21
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  1. is 17th most common White
  2. is 18th most common Jackson
  3. is 19th most common Lee
  4. is 20th most common Martinez
  5. is 21st most common Harris
  6. is 22nd most common Clark
  7. is 23rd most common Hernandez
  8. is 24th most common Lewis
  9. is 25th most common Lopez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Harris

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

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Meaning & History

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

2. 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.

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

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

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