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Where Does The Last Name Harkness Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Harkness is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkness? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Harkness is the 32,682^nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 447,803 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Harkness reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Harkness is also the 1,366,219^th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 53 people.

The surname Harkness is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,084 people, or 1 in 44,837. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Harkness Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Harkness has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkness Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harkness surname are 15.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Harkness earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.15% less than the national average, earning 255,571 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 164.94% more than the national average, earning R 629,604 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,180 CAD per year.