Harber Surname
Approximately 8,647 people bear this surname
Harber Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the harbourer,' one who shelters or harbours people, one who provides lodging. 'a lodging, a house, a harbour,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare Harbinger.
Geoffrey Herbour, Cambridgeshire 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHarber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,763 | 1:76,099 | 8,707 |
| England | 1,756 | 1:31,730 | 4,226 |
| Mali | 645 | 1:26,309 | 898 |
| Australia | 608 | 1:44,401 | 5,593 |
| South Africa | 223 | 1:242,949 | 24,856 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| Ukraine | 147 | 1:309,678 | 39,280 |
| Wales | 104 | 1:29,755 | 3,038 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 674 | 1:36,165 | 4,704 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
Harber (429) may also be a first name.
Harber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the harbourer,' one who shelters or harbours people, one who provides lodging. 'a lodging, a house, a harbour,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare Harbinger.
Geoffrey Herbour, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Herbour, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William le Herber. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Richard le Hareber. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
1676. Buried — Anne Harber, servant with Mr. Kelke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1785. Married — Thomas Shawand Ann Harbour: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) 1 Dweller at a Shelter or Lodging-House, Inn (Harbour) [Middle English harber, herberwe, herborewe, etc., Old French herberge; O.H.Ger. heriberga, a camp = Old Norse herbergi, lit. ‘army-shelter’] 2 for Harberer or Harbourer = a Lodging-House Keeper or Innkeeper.
William le Herber.—Close Rolls.
I ne saugh this yeer so myrie a compaignye At ones in this herberwe as is now.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 764-5.
Thé sayd with wordes hand [polite], ‘Ryd saftlye, gentle ffreind, And bring us to some harber.’—John the Reeve, 76-8.
Enforst to seeke some covert nigh at hand ....
Faire harbour that them seems.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I. i. 7.
Any place of refuge, whether for ships, travellers, beasts of the chase, &c.
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Harber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harber occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harber? popularity and diffusion
The surname Harber is the 58,463rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 842,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Harber are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 414,511th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 429 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,763 people, or 1 in 76,099. In The United States Harber is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Mali, where 7 percent reside.
Harber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harber last name rose 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 945 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harber last name are 12.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.04% registered with the party.
The amount Harber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.49% more than the national average, earning R 602,388 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $58,934 CAD per year.
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