Harman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Harman Name Meaning : A variant from the German first name 'Herman',meaning 'army man'.
Hari 'army' + man 'man'.
Herman was introduced to England by the Normans.The first recorded spelling of the family name is that of 'Francisca Harme',dated October 24th 1591.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
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31
63
94
125
156
188
219
250
281
313
344
Buckinghamshire
153
Brecknockshire
1
Cambridgeshire
22
Channel Islands
5
Cheshire
14
Carmarthenshire
6
Cornwall
3
Derbyshire
1
Devon
34
Dorset
16
Essex
21
Flintshire
4
Glamorgan
47
Gloucestershire
126
Hampshire
62
Hertfordshire
26
Hunts and Rutland
12
Isle of Man
3
Kent
180
Lancashire
37
Leicestershire
29
Lincolnshire
10
London
469
Middlesex
64
Monmouthshire
7
Northumberland
8
Norfolk
126
Northamptonshire
15
Nottinghamshire
4
Oxfordshire
42
Shropshire
45
Suffolk
4
Somerset
108
Surrey
110
Sussex
375
Staffordshire
14
Warwickshire
79
Wiltshire
74
Worcestershire
17
Yorkshire
91
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Cumberland
0
Denbighshire
0
Durham
0
Herefordshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Harman Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Harman family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
135
Female Servant
99
Independent
78
Labourer
49
Farmer
39
Male Servant
32
Carpenter
28
Shoe Maker
19
Dress Maker
15
Mariner
12
Servant
11
Ag Labourer
10
Laundress
9
Tailor
9
Miller
9
Smith
8
Apprentice
7
Silk Weaver
6
Blacksmith
6
Grocer
6
Pupil
6
Pauper
5
Independant
5
Shoemaker
5
Fisher Man
5
Most Frequent Forenames for Harman
Harman Surname Variants Ranking
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