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 623
Agricultural Labourer 98
Labourer 79
Domestic Servant 44
Carpenter 40
Laundress 38
Dress Maker 34
General Servant 23
Bricklayer 21
Gardener 20
Servant 20
Dressmaker 17
Annuitant 15
Mariner 14
House Keeper 14
Charwoman 13
Baker 13
Fish Hawker 13
Errand Boy 12
Nurse 11
Tailor 11
Wife 11
Fisher Man 11
No Occupation 10
Clerk 9

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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