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

Harmelink, 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 Harmelink surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Harmelink in America

Harmelink is the 67747th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Harmelink surname appeared 291 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Harmelink.

We can also compare 2010 data for Harmelink 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 Harmelink

The surname Harmelink is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Dutch words "harm" meaning "army" and "link" meaning "left" or "left side." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who fought on the left side of an army or was left-handed.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 15th century in Dutch historical records. One notable mention is found in the archives of the city of Leiden, where a certain Dirk Harmelink is listed as a prominent merchant and citizen in the year 1487.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various church records and municipal documents across the Netherlands. For example, a baptismal record from 1583 in the town of Delft mentions the birth of a child named Pieter Harmelink, son of Willem Harmelink and Maria van Gouda.

As the Dutch began to establish colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Harmelink spread to other parts of the world. One notable bearer was Jan Harmelink, a Dutch settler who arrived in present-day South Africa in 1688 and became a prominent farmer and landowner in the Cape Colony.

In the 19th century, the name can be found among Dutch immigrants to the United States. One example is Hendrik Harmelink, born in 1825 in the Netherlands, who emigrated to Michigan in the 1850s and became a successful businessman and community leader.

Other notable individuals with the surname Harmelink include:

1. Johannes Harmelink (1844-1920), a Dutch painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes.
2. Willem Harmelink (1892-1972), a Dutch politician who served as a member of parliament for the Christian Historical Union party.
3. Gerrit Harmelink (1909-1984), a Dutch-American farmer and inventor who patented several agricultural innovations.
4. Johanna Harmelink (1914-2002), a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II who helped shelter Jewish refugees.
5. Pieter Harmelink (1947-present), a Dutch-born American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded several successful technology companies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Harmelink

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

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 Harmelink 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 Harmelink 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 Harmelink was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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