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

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

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

Name Census Frequency
William Harman 2,207
Mary Harman 1,885
John Harman 1,594
George Harman 1,424
Elizabeth Harman 1,183
Sarah Harman 1,066
James Harman 1,026
Thomas Harman 993
Henry Harman 942
Charles Harman 721
Ann Harman 660
Jane Harman 608
Annie Harman 525
Edward Harman 517
Ellen Harman 497
Alfred Harman 492
Alice Harman 484
Frederick Harman 468
Emily Harman 466
Emma Harman 450
Eliza Harman 440
Robert Harman 381
Joseph Harman 378
Richard Harman 374
Albert Harman 368

Harman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harman 100% 34,076
2 Herman 83% 7,047
3 Horman 83% 4,342
4 Harmon 83% 2,848
5 Hermon 67% 1,831
6 Hurman 83% 792
7 Hearman 86% 673
8 Heriman 71% 297
9 Horeman 71% 226
10 Harmen 83% 181
11 Hermin 67% 175
12 Hearmon 71% 164
13 Hirman 83% 124
14 Hariman 86% 119
15 Hareman 86% 115
16 Harrman 86% 108
17 Hairman 86% 103

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The surname Harman is the most popular version of all its varients

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