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'.
- bharnischHarnish Demographics
Average Male Harnish Height
175.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harnish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harnish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harnish (Bengali: হারনিস, Hindi: हरनीश, Marathi: हरिनश) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harnish? popularity and diffusion
The surname Harnish is the 95,151st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,456,926 people. The surname Harnish 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 prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 591 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,922 people, or 1 in 92,417. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 5 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.
Harnish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Harnish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harnish surname grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Harnish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Harnish last name are 26.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.28% 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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