Harrisons Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harrisons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Harrisons Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Harrisons Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Harrisons Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Harrisons is most common in England. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Harrisons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harrisons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Harrisons reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Harrisons is most frequent in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Harrisons is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 70 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Harrisons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harrisons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harrisons last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harisons942/
Harrizons891/
Harrysons891/
Garrisons890/
Harisans822/
Garisons821/
Aresons75107/
Harijans7121/
Horizons712/
Aregionsh674/
Harijansh671/
Arijans632/
Harejans593/
Chaisrichans572/
Horijaans561/
Erizans501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harrisons
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