Harris (surname)

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
Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)| Harries
Related names| Parry, Perry, Harrison

Family name

Harris is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Harry (a vernacular form of Henry) and the genitive ending -s. It is also found in Ireland, largely as a result of the Plantation of Ulster, though it may in some cases represent an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ó hEarchadha.[1]

Other surnames with the same meaning include Harries, Parry and Perry (derived from the Welsh ap Harri), and Harrison.

## Distribution

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### United Kingdom

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Harris is most common in South Wales and was the 22nd most common name throughout Wales in 2020.[2] For the latest available census data from 2010, the British government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.[3]

### 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.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter, eds. (2022). "Harris". Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245122.
2. ^ Cooper, John (21 March 2020). "The 50 most common Welsh surnames and how many of you have them". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
3. ^ "Surname usage frequency". Office of National Statistics. 2019.
4. ^ "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census". U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (refer to the provided documents)