Harborough Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harborough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Harborough Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Harborough Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Harborough is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Harborough.

How Common Is The Last Name Harborough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Harborough reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 75 percent reside, Berkshire, where 8 percent reside and Dorset, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Harborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harborough has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Harborough last name fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harborogh953/
Harboraugh901/
Garborough900/
Arborogh893/
Harbarugh847/
Orborough840/
Garboreugh800/
Harboruk784/
Harbaruk67910/
Horboruk6713/
Harborukova673/
Harbarhuk631/
Arborak5925/
Arbaruk591/
Horborukova5771/
Garbaruk56388/
Gorboruk567/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harborough
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