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

Harring, 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 Harring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Harring in America

Harring is the 21057th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Harring surname appeared 1,248 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 Harring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Harring 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 Harring

The surname HARRING has its origins in England and dates back to the 13th century. It is derived from an Old English word "haring" which referred to a type of fish, the herring. The name likely originated as a nickname for someone who regularly caught or sold herring.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which contain references to a William Harring in Oxfordshire. Similar spellings such as Haring and Harringe were also found in various medieval records and documents from that time period.

The HARRING name was particularly prevalent in the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Gloucestershire, where fishing and trade in herring were common occupations. Some early bearers of the name may have lived near or worked in areas associated with the herring trade, such as coastal towns or fishing villages.

Notable individuals with the surname HARRING include John Harring, a merchant from Bristol who lived in the late 15th century, and William Harring, a farmer from Oxfordshire mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524.

In the 17th century, records show a Thomas Harring who was a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in London, indicating the family's continued association with the fishing industry.

Another prominent figure was Robert Harring, a wealthy landowner from Gloucestershire who lived during the reign of King Charles II (1660-1685).

Perhaps the most famous bearer of the HARRING surname was Sir John Harring (1675-1741), a renowned explorer and navigator who accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyages to the Pacific Ocean in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Harring

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

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

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