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
School 643
General Labourer 58
Private Means 45
None 42
Farm Labourer 41
General Servant (domestic) 41
Nil 30
Bricklayer 29
Carpenter 28
House Painter 27
Labourer 26
Domestic Servant 24
Charwoman 23
Dress Maker 22
Laundress 22
At School 20
Assisting In The Business 19
Dressmaker 19
Gardener Domestic 19
Cook (domestic) 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Clerk 17
Old Age Pensioner 17
Housemaid (domestic) 17
Farmer 16

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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