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

The last name Harkness occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Harkness is the 32,682^nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 447,803 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Harkness are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Harkness is also the 1,366,219^th most widespread forename on earth, held by 53 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,084 people, or 1 in 44,837. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Harkness Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Harkness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harkness last name grew 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harkness Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harkness surname are 15.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.36% being registered to vote for the political 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.