Find out how popular the last name Hargett is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hargett.

Hargett, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hargett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hargett in America

Hargett is the 5872nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hargett surname appeared 5,876 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hargett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hargett to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hargett

The surname Hargett is of English origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from a place called Hargate or Hargitt, which was likely a small village or hamlet in one of the northern counties of England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the 13th century, where a person named William de Hargatt is mentioned. These rolls were important financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, indicating that the Hargett name had already established itself by that time.

The name Hargett may also be related to the Old English words "hearg" or "herg," meaning a temple or a place of worship. This suggests that the name could have originated from a location near an ancient religious site or a place of pagan rituals.

As the centuries passed, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Hargitt, Hargat, Hargate, and Harggitt, reflecting the regional dialects and the inconsistencies in record-keeping at the time. One notable bearer of the name was John Hargitt, a 17th-century merchant and landowner from Yorkshire, who left several records and property deeds from his life.

In the 18th century, the Hargett name appeared in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, where several Hargett families were recorded as residing in the area. This indicates that the name had a strong presence in that region.

Among the notable individuals with the surname Hargett throughout history are William Hargett (1670-1732), a prominent farmer and landowner in Northumberland; Elizabeth Hargett (1745-1825), a renowned midwife in Lincolnshire; and Thomas Hargett (1802-1874), a respected minister and community leader in Cambridgeshire.

The Hargett name has also been associated with several place names in England, such as Hargate Hill in Northumberland and Hargate Lane in Yorkshire, further reinforcing the locational origins of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hargett

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hargett.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hargett was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hargett has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hargett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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