Harborow Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Harborow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harborough,' two parishes, one in Leicestershire the other in Warwickshire.

Adam Hareborgh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Harborow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Harborow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harborough,' two parishes, one in Leicestershire the other in Warwickshire.

Adam Hareborgh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 the fuller form of Harbo(u)r, Harber, q.v.

2 belonging to Harborough [The first element may be Old English hara, hare; hár, grey; or here, army + Old English be(o)rh, hill. But (Market) Harborough, co. Leic., was anciently Haverberg, the first element prob. being Old English hæfer, a he-goat (later a gelded deer),rather than Middle English haver,oats(O.L.G.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Harborough, a parish in co. Warwick, and Market-Harborough, a town in Leicestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Harborow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harborow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harborow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harborow is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Harborow live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Harborow is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 45 percent reside, East Sussex, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Harborow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Harborow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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