How rare is the last name Harlan?

10,446 people in the United States have the last name Harlan, about 1 in 28,614. It ranks #3,357 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HARLAN

#3,357

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
10,446
About
1 in 28,614
This common or more
53.9%
Who bears it

Of the 10,446 people with the last name Harlan, 80.1% reported their origin as White, 8.7% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Harlan

#3,355 Wheat · 10,451#3,356 Clawson · 10,447#3,358 Agee · 10,445#3,359 Boehm · 10,435

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Harlan, most common first.

#14,071 Harland · 2,049#16,050 Harlin · 1,745#63,879 Harlen · 337

Also a first name

As a first name, Harlan ranks #2,126 of 53,615, with 12,600 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1924, with 519 births. See Harlan as a first name

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