Harnes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Harnes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harnes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 301
General Labourer 31
Agricultural Labourer 27
Domestic Servant 22
Labourer 18
Coal Miner 18
Dress Maker 14
General Servant 13
Carpenter 12
Living On Own Means 11
House Keeper 10
Living On Her Own Means 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Cook Domestic Servant 8
Blacksmith 8
Laundress 7
Groom 7
Char Woman 7
Farmer 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Tailoress 6
Gardener 6
Farm Labourer 6
Charwoman 5
Cotton Spinner 5

Harnes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hirons 50% 6,094
2 Harnes 100% 5,769
3 Harness 86% 3,912
4 Hiorns 50% 1,801
5 Hornes 83% 1,529
6 Harns 83% 1,437
7 Horns 67% 1,092
8 Hearns 67% 570
9 Ahrens 33% 552
10 Herons 50% 392
11 Hierons 43% 318
12 Herns 67% 305
13 Hernes 83% 143
14 Harneis 86% 141
15 Hearnes 86% 138
16 Hurns 67% 110

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The surname Harnes is the 2nd most popular variant of Hirons.

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