How Many People Have the Last Name Harris?
people had the surname Harris in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 473 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+30,710 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Harris (51.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 42.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Harris ranks #15. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 53.9% to 51.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Harris grew from 593,542 people in 2000 to 624,252 in 2010 (up 5.2%), and its rank fell from #24 to #25. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 220.02 to 211.63 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 593,542 | 624,252 |
| Rank | #24 | #25 |
| Per 100,000 people | 220.02 | 211.63 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Harris
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Harris: H620
👤 Harris as a First Name
Harris is a first name too: about 9,205 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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