Harland Surname
Approximately 12,138 people bear this surname
Harland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harland.' Evidently an East Riding name, but I cannot discover the spot.
Read More About This SurnameHarland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,423 | 1:12,597 | 1,864 |
| United States | 3,033 | 1:119,505 | 12,804 |
| Australia | 1,899 | 1:14,216 | 2,020 |
| Canada | 593 | 1:62,134 | 7,261 |
| New Zealand | 576 | 1:7,862 | 1,334 |
| Germany | 423 | 1:190,320 | 22,075 |
| Thailand | 194 | 1:364,115 | 63,790 |
| Netherlands | 175 | 1:96,498 | 15,750 |
| Indonesia | 149 | 1:887,578 | 66,606 |
| Scotland | 138 | 1:38,796 | 3,683 |
| Northern Ireland | 134 | 1:13,769 | 1,944 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 140 | 1:31,642 | 3,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,451 | 1:9,945 | 1,505 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,109 | 1:45,283 | 5,239 |
The alternate forms: Härland (5) are calculated separately.
Harland (4,924) may also be a first name.
Harland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harland.' Evidently an East Riding name, but I cannot discover the spot.
(English) Dweller at the Hare-Land [Old English hara + land]
(English) Dweller at the land infested with hares.
I do not find any place so called. Herland occurs as one of the characters in the well-known romance of "Horn," as a personal name. See Wright's Essays, i. 104.
A location name in Caithness.
The Harlands, who are still represented in Ripon, bear the name of the wakeman (the modern mayor) of Ripon in 1596 (G.).
User-submitted Reference
The name Harland comes from Harland Moor in North Yorkshire (2 miles from Kirbymoorside). In the middle ages there was a large Viking settlement in the area, which was heavily wooded. However, the inhabitants cut down all the trees without planting any new ones, so the area became a wasteland and the inhabitants all moved to other locations around the Vale of York and later emigrated all around the world.
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Harland Religious Adherence
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Harland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Harland occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Härland. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 42,893rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 600,391 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Harland reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Harland is also the 97,124th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 4,924 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 4,423 people, or 1 in 12,597. In England it is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found, Durham, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England Harland is found in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.
Harland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Harland surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harland last name are 10.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.56% registered with the party.
The amount Harland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning 377,632 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.03% more than the national average, earning R 458,712 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,856 CAD per year.
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Harland Reference & Research
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