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 867
General Labourer 89
Dress Maker 70
Domestic Servant 67
Agricultural Labourer 64
Living On Own Means 48
Labourer 45
Laundress 37
General Servant 36
Carpenter 36
General Servant Domestic 35
Living On Her Own Means 23
Farmer 21
Gardener 21
Charwoman 21
Clerk 19
Baker 19
House Keeper 18
Brick Layer 17
Farm Labourer 17
Bricklayer 16
Tailoress 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Errand Boy 14

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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