Harcum Surname

361,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Harcum Surname Definition:

From Harcomb; a location name in Devon.

Harcum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9961:363,91532,402
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Harcum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Harcomb; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Harcum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harcum is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harcum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,434th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Harcum reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 363,915. In The United States Harcum is most common in: Maryland, where 52 percent live, Virginia, where 21 percent live and New Jersey, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Harcum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Harcum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harcum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harcum last name rose 749 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harcum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Harcum are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the party.

Harcum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $36,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harckum924/
Harkcum922/
Arcum911/
Harchoum8610/
Harkum8379/
Harsum8343/
Harcom8339/
Harcun839/
Harjum834/
Harzum831/
Kharchoum8057/
Chardchum801/
Harkcom77442/
Hearsum77364/
Jarchum7741/
Hartzum772/
Archeum771/
Charcom771/
Harkeum770/
Hartcom770/
Harcune770/
Hartsum770/
Harckom770/
Arzum73243/
Arsum7382/
Arjum7363/
Arkum7328/
Arcun7321/
Orcum739/
Arcom731/
Hearshum712/
Chairkum711/
Eardchum711/
Harcount711/
Harschom710/
Horzum672,154/
Harkun67437/
Gorcum67271/
Arıkum6760/
Harkom6740/
Arkhum6722/
Horkum678/
Arzoum677/
Arcune676/
Arjoum676/
Garcun673/
Arkoum673/
Harcon673/
Arjaum672/
Arkume672/
Harsom671/
Arshum671/
Arjuim671/
Garkum671/
Aurkum671/
Horcom671/
Arsoum671/
Arzhum671/
Arrkum671/
Artsum671/
Horsum670/

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