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

Harman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 465
Agricultural Labourer 110
Labourer 54
House Servant 38
Dress Maker 33
Carpenter 24
Servant 22
Laundress 19
Carter 17
General Servant 17
Bricklayer 15
House Keeper 15
House Maid 15
Cook 14
Fisherman 13
Mariner 11
Tailor 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Coal Miner 9
Gardener 9
Shoe Maker 9
Lodging House Keeper 8
Painter 8
Lace Maker 7
Sawyer 7

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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