Harnish Surname
Approximately 5,002 people bear this surname
Harnish Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameHarnish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,922 | 1:92,417 | 10,387 |
| Canada | 957 | 1:38,501 | 4,837 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 839 | 1:59,855 | 6,606 |
Harnish (591) may also be a first name.
Harnish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'armour', or 'armour maker'.
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Harnish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harnish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harnish (Bengali: হারনিস, Hindi: हरनीश, Marathi: हरिनश) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harnish? popularity and diffusion
The last name Harnish is the 95,151st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,456,926 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Harnish reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 344,079th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 591 people.
Harnish is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,922 people, or 1 in 92,417. In The United States Harnish is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Michigan, where 5 percent are found and Indiana, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.
Harnish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Harnish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harnish surname rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Harnish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Harnish surname are 26.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Harnish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $19,242,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning $41,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harnish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harnish in the Bengali language | ||
| হারনিস | haranisa | - |
| Harnish in the Hindi language | ||
| हरनीश | haranisa | 85.71 |
| हर्निष | harnisa | 14.29 |
| Harnish in the Marathi language | ||
| हरिनश | harinasa | 53.03 |
| हरनीश | haranisa | 31.82 |
| हरीष | harisa | 7.58 |
| हरिनष | harinasa | 3.03 |
| हरनिश | haranisa | 1.52 |
| हरीनश | harinasa | 1.52 |
| हारिनश | harinasa | 1.52 |
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