Harness Surname
Approximately 8,614 people bear this surname
Harness Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harnes' or 'Hemes.' No doubt a compound of arn (eagle), as in Arnold, and cognate with Ernest A well-known Lincolnshire surname to-day, and found there six centuries ago.
Robert fil.
Read More About This SurnameHarness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,012 | 1:51,691 | 6,228 |
| England | 1,169 | 1:47,663 | 5,979 |
| Canada | 204 | 1:180,616 | 17,977 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 373 | 1:65,350 | 7,487 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,006 | 1:49,919 | 5,673 |
Harness (108) may also be a first name.
Harness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harnes' or 'Hemes.' No doubt a compound of arn (eagle), as in Arnold, and cognate with Ernest A well-known Lincolnshire surname to-day, and found there six centuries ago.
Robert fil. Harneis, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John fil, Hernici, -o. Line, ibid.
Roger Herneys, Norfolk, ibid.
John Harneys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Heme' de Stano, Suffolk, ibid.
Robert Arnys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Amis, 1379: ibid.
Johanna Ernys, 1379: ibid.
Robert Hernays, 1379: ibid.
Ernisde Hamwell, Lincolnshire., Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Philip Hameys, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III.
With the American form Harnish, compare German Harnisch, of which four occur in the Philadelphia Directory.
(Anglo-French) a nickname or trade-name [Middle English harneys, Old French harneis, harnais, armour; of Celt, orig.] John Harneys.—Hundred Rolls To ransake in the tas [heap] of bodyes dede, Hem [them] for to strepe of harneys and of wede.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A1005-6. Note the French family-name Beau- harnais, ‘fine armour.’ The German Harnisch, Middle High German harnasch, etc., is borrowed from Old French.
The old word for body-armour. Hence Lightharness, and the French Beauhamois, or "fair harness."
From the German, Harnisch; a personal name.
Harness Demographics
Average Male Harness Height
178.28 cm
Average Female Harness Height
163.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harness occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harness? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,650th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 846,012 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Harness reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Harness is also the 904,892nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 108 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,012 people, or 1 in 51,691. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Harness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Harness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harness last name rose 697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Harness surname is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harness surname are 12.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.42% registered with the party.
The amount Harness earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,472 CAD per year.
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