Harlaw Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Harlaw Surname Definition:
Of territorial or local origin from some place named Harlaw near the Border. There is a Harlaw Muir in Peeblesshire, and there appears to have been a Harlawbanks there also. A vill and lands of Hairlaw in Midlothian is recorded in 1565 (Retours).
Read More About This SurnameHarlaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Harlaw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial or local origin from some place named Harlaw near the Border. There is a Harlaw Muir in Peeblesshire, and there appears to have been a Harlawbanks there also. A vill and lands of Hairlaw in Midlothian is recorded in 1565 (Retours). William de Harlau witnessed a charter in favor of the Abbey of Scone c. 1204—41 (Scon, 125), and Richard de Harlau and William de Harlau were on an inquest held at the chapel of St. Katherine, Bavelay, near Edinburgh, in 1280 (Bain, IV, 1762). William de Harlau was on an assize at Berwick in 1296, and Matthew de Harlawe rendered homage in the same year (Bain, II, 730,824). William Harlau or Harlow was burgess of Edinburgh in 1566 (Diur. Occ., p. 97; RPC., I, p. 447). William Harlaw is recorded in Neubotle in 1528 (Neubotle, 309), and John Harlaw was saddler in Edinburgh in 1604 (Edinb. Marr.). Nathaniell Harlaw was minister at Ormestoun, 1609 (Trials, III, p. 600).
Harlaw Demographics
Harlaw Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Harlaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harlaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harlaw is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harlaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Harlaw live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 50 percent reside, Maryland, where 25 percent reside and Texas, where 25 percent reside.
Harlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Harlaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Harlaw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Harlaw surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Harlaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlaw | 92 | 4 | / |
| Harlow | 83 | 22,252 | / |
| Harlav | 83 | 29 | / |
| Airlaw | 83 | 8 | / |
| Garlaw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Herlaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Harlowe | 77 | 492 | / |
| Charlow | 77 | 451 | / |
| Harlova | 77 | 92 | / |
| Haarlow | 77 | 60 | / |
| Charlab | 77 | 7 | / |
| Harrlow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Harllow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Harlaub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chorlaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharlaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harlaff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harlafe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hearlow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arlow | 73 | 1,322 | / |
| Arlab | 73 | 361 | / |
| Orlaw | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kharlova | 71 | 2,357 | / |
| Charlaff | 71 | 17 | / |
| Charlova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Charlowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hayrlova | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Harlow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arlova | 67 | 217 | / |
| Harlov | 67 | 118 | / |
| Arlowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Herlow | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ehrlow | 67 | 14 | / |
| Harlof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Earlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahrlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horlow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arlavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayrlova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orlawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horlaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlaff | 67 | 0 | / |
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Harlaw Reference & Research
Harlow DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Harlow FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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