Harris (surname)

Family name

This article is about the surname. For a list of people with this surname, see List of people with surname Harris.

HarrisPronunciation| /ˈhærɪs/.

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Origin
Region of origin| England and Wales.[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)| Harries,[1] Herries, Harrison,[2] Harry,[1] Parry[3]

Harris is a surname predominantly originating in England and Wales.

## Etymology

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Harris is a patronymic surname from the Middle English name Harry, a pet form of Henry.[1]

In addition, the British surname can represent Old Norse Harri, Dutch Harries and Flemish Hariche.[2] In Ireland, where the British name is well established, Harris can occur as an Anglicization of Ó hEarchadha.[1]

## Distribution

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### United Kingdom

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For the latest available census data from 2010, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.[4]

### United States

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For the latest available census data from 2010, Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries. Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries.[5]

## See also

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* Harries
* Harrison
* Harriss
* Herries

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 2\. Oxford University Press. p. 134.
2. ^ a b Barber, Henry (1894). "Alphabetical list of British Surnames". British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning, with Lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Names. Elliot Stock, London. p. 139. Refer also to country and source abbreviations on page 15
3. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 3\. Oxford University Press. p. 53.
4. ^ "Surname usage frequency". Office of National Statistics. 2019.
5. ^ "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census". U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (refer to the provided documents)