Harcus Surname

269,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Harcus Surname Definition:

The present Orkney spelling of Harcarse which see.

Harcus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4201:12,7471,691
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Canada3291:111,99311,960
England1801:309,54523,336
Australia711:380,22131,281
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3531:10,6041,327
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Harcus (17) may also be a first name.

Harcus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The present Orkney spelling of Harcarse which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Harcus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harcus occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harcus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 269,245th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Harcus reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 12,747. In Scotland Harcus is mostly concentrated in: Orkney, where 51 percent are found, City of Edinburgh, where 9 percent are found and Highland, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Harcus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harcus has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 439 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harcus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Harcus are 25.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Harcus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.83% more than the national average, earning R 427,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $39,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $48,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charcus925/
Harcuss920/
Harrcus920/
Arcus911,432/
Harcu916/
Charcous8632/
Harchous867/
Harrscus860/
Harcos83362/
Harkus83215/
Harcup83184/
Harjus8393/
Arcaus8362/
Harcau8357/
Arceus8316/
Arcuse8311/
Harcut8310/
Arcous8310/
Garcus834/
Charcu832/
Arcush831/
Haircu831/
Arcius831/
Arcuis831/
Archus830/
Arcu80231/
Charcouse8010/
Charcouss801/
Harkous771,279/
Charcos771,115/
Harsous77304/
Harcaut77112/
Arceusz7769/
Harczos7751/
Garceus7739/
Charcut7734/
Harkusz7724/
Harcout7719/
Harkush7716/
Charcuz7712/
Harrjus776/
Arciusz776/
Garcius774/
Hargius773/
Harcutt772/
Harsaus771/
Charcou771/
Kharkus771/
Harkuus771/
Archuse771/
Harkuis770/
Harkuss770/
Charcousse7535/
Arcos73104,586/
Arkus73294/
Jarcu73248/
Arceu73118/
Harku7351/
Arjus7339/
Arcau7336/
Garcu7313/
Orcus737/
Arsus735/
Arcui732/
Arcut732/
Arcuș732/
Arcuş731/
Hayırkus7126/
Harqoush7118/
Harkouss7112/
Kharkush716/
Aharkous714/
Harsoush711/
Hartsaus711/
Harcouët711/
Archouse711/
Chorchus711/
Charrcos711/
Harkouse711/
Hargious710/
Horjus67533/
Arkush67234/
Jarcau67224/
Arcauz67211/
Arkusz67169/
Harkousse67137/
Harkhu67109/
Arcuch67108/
Orcuse67107/
Harkou6774/
Charku6769/
Horcos6742/
Harkud6734/
Garkus6711/
Arsius6711/
Arkuss679/
Arcutt678/
Harkos678/
Arkous676/
Kharku676/
Harchouch675/
Charcó675/
Garcau674/
Arcoss674/
Arzeus674/
Harcoo673/
Horcup673/
Arcoux672/
Harkui672/
Gorcus672/
Earkus671/
Arkkus671/
Artzus671/
Arzaus671/
Aurcuy671/
Aurzus671/
Arcout671/
Jarcou671/
Kharkhush671/
Orcius671/
Charcoutt671/
Harkau671/
Argcut670/
Arjust670/
Orcust670/
Arcaud670/

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Harcus Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Harcus
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