Harrow Surname
Approximately 3,702 people bear this surname
Harrow Surname Definition:
A surname found in the parish records of Canisbay. Of local origin from Harrow near Mey, Caithness. Johannes Harrow in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 314), and Robert Harrow was a member of the corps of Huntly Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 19). (2) Local, from another place of the name.
Read More About This SurnameHarrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,646 | 1:220,206 | 21,371 |
| England | 751 | 1:74,192 | 8,438 |
| Scotland | 284 | 1:18,851 | 2,233 |
| Saint Lucia | 269 | 1:665 | 112 |
| Canada | 255 | 1:144,493 | 14,820 |
| New Zealand | 113 | 1:40,074 | 6,748 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 1:61,063 | 3,229 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1:36,178 | 1,426 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 467 | 1:52,196 | 6,311 |
| Scotland | 251 | 1:14,913 | 1,669 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 346 | 1:145,141 | 13,587 |
Harrow (42) may also be a first name.
Harrow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname found in the parish records of Canisbay. Of local origin from Harrow near Mey, Caithness. Johannes Harrow in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 314), and Robert Harrow was a member of the corps of Huntly Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 19). (2) Local, from another place of the name. Robert Harrow was one of the burgesses of Stirling who attacked the cruives and fishings of the abbot and convent of Cambuskenneth, 1366 (Cambus., 55).
(English) belonging to Harrow = the (Heathen) Temple, Idol [Old English hearg] Harrow, Middlesex, was Hearg (‘æt Hearge’) in A.D. 825.
A town in Middlesex.
William Herou, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Hero, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Harrow Demographics
Average Harrow Salary in
United States
$45,949 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Harrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harrow (Arabic: هارو) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harrow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 123,349th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,968,543 people. Harrow is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Harrow are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Harrow is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 42 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,646 people, or 1 in 220,206. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States Harrow exists in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.
Harrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Harrow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,450 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Harrow last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harrow surname are 37.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.39% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Harrow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,729 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harrow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harrow in the Arabic language | ||
| هارو | harw | - |
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