Harbrow Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Harbrow 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.

Harbrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1851:145,92315,562
England661:844,21344,691
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Harbrow 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

Harbrow Last Name Facts

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

Harbrow occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harbrow.

How Common Is The Last Name Harbrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 891,661st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Harbrow are found; 76 percent are found in Australasia and 76 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 145,923. In Australia Harbrow is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 39 percent reside, Queensland, where 25 percent reside and New South Wales, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Australia Harbrow is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

Harbrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Harbrow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Harbrow surname increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harborow9370/
Charbrow931/
Arbrow921/
Harbrov864/
Garbrow861/
Harvrow861/
Orbrow770/
Harwroft670/

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