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 last name Harcum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harcum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harcum is the 361,434th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,280,266 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Harcum are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 363,915. In The United States Harcum is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 52 percent are found, Virginia, where 21 percent are found and New Jersey, where 3 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Harcum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harcum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harcum last name increased 749 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harcum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harcum surname are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.9% being registered with the political 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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